The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including depressive disorder and multiple foot disabilities, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his major depressive disorder and bilateral cavus feet, cause significant impairment that precludes him from obtaining or retaining gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, bilateral cavus feet with neuritis, heel spurs, plantar fasciitis, and left calcaneus cyst, intervertebral disc syndrome, right lower extremity sciatica associated with intervertebral disc syndrome, duodenal ulcer, hiatal hernia, and diverticular disease, bronchitis with history of spontaneous pneumothorax, fecal incontinence associated with intervertebral syndrome, tinnitus, hyperkeratosis, larynx, hemorrhoids, left inguinal hernia repair, herpes genitals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2014
- Citation
- 1413475
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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
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- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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