The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities, specifically rheumatic arthritis, rheumatic heart disease, and rheumatoid neutrophilic dermatosis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran's heart and skin conditions do not render him unemployable. Conversely, his treating physicians indicate that he is completely disabled and that all of his disabilities further impede his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatic arthritis, rheumatic heart disease, rheumatoid neutrophilic dermatosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2014
- Citation
- 1429127
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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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