The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, while limiting in some aspects of daily activities, do not prevent him from engaging in substantial gainful employment based on his current occupation as a rural mail carrier and part-time electrician.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches associated with residuals of Bell's Palsy, Mild osteoarthritis of the acromioclavicular joint, glenohumeral joint status post rotator cuff disruptions, Episodes of acute prostratitis, Chronic tendonitis of the right wrist, Tinnitus, Episodes of left maxillary sinusitis, Hypertension, Residuals of Bell's Palsy, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Lumbosacral spine disability, Left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- September 6, 2011
- Citation
- 1132839
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