The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable as of July 14, 2009. His combined disability rating is 80 percent with consideration of the bilateral factor.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has completed four years of college and last worked in June 2007 as a security guard. He is not prevented from engaging in sedentary employment due to his service-connected disabilities, which include arthritis, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, traumatic arthritis of the left ankle, degenerative joint disease and chondromalacia of the right knee, hypertension, tinnitus, right shoulder strain, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity associated with diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity associated with diabetes mellitus, bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids/anal fissure, laceration of the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1319859
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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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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
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