The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are so severe as to prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's low back disability, neuropathy of each lower extremity, and scar have been found to be disabling enough to warrant a 100% rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease, postoperative herniated nucleus pulposus, L5-S1, neuropathy of the left lower extremity, neuropathy of the right lower extremity, scar of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0905734
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that VA examinations are required to determine if the Veteran's disabilities, including diabetes and neuropathy of various extremities, are at least as likely as not related to hazardous exposures during service. The issues of service connection for glaucoma secondary to diabetes are also remanded due to their inextricability with other claims.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, but has remanded the issues regarding a right foot disability (other than neuropathy) and a left foot disability (other than neuropathy).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error and remanded the cases for further development.
- Denied
The Veteran's neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities is not service connected as it is not related to his active duty or a service-connected condition.
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