The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected orthopedic conditions that limit his ability to work, rendering him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- Hand tremors due to lead based fuel exposure, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Right wrist condition (claimed as wrist pain), Residual scars, left wrist excision of ganglion cyst, Tremors on scalp due to lead poisoning, Blood condition due to lead poisoning, Sciatica, left lower extremity, Low back strain with degenerative disc disease, Right wrist degenerative arthritis (claimed as right wrist pain), Residual scar on right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1724818
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine and carpal tunnel syndrome based on continuity of symptomatology since separation from service.
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