The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not preclude him from substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: VA examiners found the Veteran capable of sedentary work, considering his educational background and past job experience in administration.
- Claimed conditions
- nephropathy due to diabetes with hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy with pacemaker implantation associated with hypertension with abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG), bilateral cataracts, left eye central vein occlusion and open angle glaucoma associated with diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus, residuals of left shoulder injury with degenerative acromioclavicular (AC) joint disease, residuals, status post right shoulder sprain and surgical rotator cuff repair, residuals of left knee injury, hypertension with abnormal ECG, sarcoidosis, erectile dysfunction associated with diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1007568
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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