The Board has determined that the Veteran's disabilities, in combination, are of sufficient severity to permanently preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment consistent with his age, education, and occupation experience. Therefore, he is entitled to non-service-connected disability pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The combined rating for the Veteran's service-connected conditions (right tibia fracture, arthritis of the right knee and ankle, hypertension, high cholesterol, psoriasis) meets or exceeds 70% when considering other disabilities such as depression, GERD, and allergic rhinitis, which are rated at 10%. The Board finds that these combined ratings meet the criteria for a permanent and total disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Right tibia fracture, Arthritis of the right knee and ankle, Hypertension, High cholesterol, Psoriasis, Depression, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), Allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2013
- Citation
- 1310842
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What this means for you
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