The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and following all forms of substantially gainful employment during the period from July 24, 2006 to April 8, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had worked in a substantially gainful occupation (customer service representative and truck driver) prior to his disability onset date of April 9, 2007. His service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from maintaining such employment during the period in question.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, depressive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, bilateral hearing loss, peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity, peripheral vascular disease of the left lower extremity, urinary frequency, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, diabetes mellitus type II, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 5, 2015
- Citation
- 1533389
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