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: VA medical opinions indicate that the Veteran's unemployability is primarily due to non-service-connected shoulder conditions, which are more significant than his service-connected headaches in terms of affecting his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Headache Disorder, Residuals of Fracture to the Fifth Metatarsal of the Left Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- September 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1329671
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