The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as they have a mild to significant effect on his employability but do not make it impossible for him to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities significantly affect his ability to obtain and follow gainful occupation, rendering the service-connected disabilities insufficient to render him unemployable alone.
- Claimed conditions
- bruised flexor muscle of the right forearm, major depressive disorder, ununited fracture of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1013549
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