The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: VA medical examinations and Social Work and Industrial Survey indicated the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly carpal tunnel syndrome and migraines, would preclude him from engaging in physically demanding jobs. His education level and previous employment history also supported his inability to find suitable work.
- Claimed conditions
- Service-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1401936
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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.
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