The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when considered together, rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment from July 15, 2010 to July 14, 2011.
The deciding factor: The combined rating of 90% for the Veteran's service-connected conditions made it impossible for him to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic nephropathy, diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity with erectile dysfunction (ED), peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and diabetic cheiropathy, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity with ED, PVD, and diabetic cheiropathy, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity with ED, PVD, and diabetic cheiropathy, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity with ED, PVD, and diabetic cheiropathy, coronary artery disease (CAD), scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1515371
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What this means for you
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