The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: VA examinations found that the Veteran could sustain a sedentary occupation despite his service-connected disabilities, including arthritis/tendonitis of multiple joints and loss of sensation in bilateral lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold weather injury of bilateral lower extremities, diabetes mellitus due to Agent Orange exposure, epicondylitis, history of duodenal ulcer, dermatophytosis pedis, tendonitis of left shoulder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1021208
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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