Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The Board found sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found there is sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperkeratotic disorder with callosities, histoplasmosis with thoracotomy, right lung, chronic allergic conjunctivitis, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with pacemaker associated with histoplasmosis with thoracotomy, right lung, thalassemia trait with anemia, linear surgical scars status post thoracotomy, left upper chest scar status post pacemaker
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001310
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