The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is granted, and his claims for increased evaluations of his service-connected disabilities are dismissed as the appeal has been withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's multiple service connected disabilities meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU due to his inability to work due to diabetic neuropathy and retinopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic polyneuropathy of the left upper extremity, diabetic polyneuropathy of the right (major) upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1401790
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus and diabetic retinopathy, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
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