The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy and dermatitis, are so severe that he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (including peripheral neuropathy affecting both upper and lower extremities, as well as dermatitis) impose sufficient physical limitations to preclude substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, Neuropathy, right lower extremity, Neuropathy, left lower extremity, Dermatitis, Constipation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- September 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1738639
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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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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities and the TDIU claim prior to July 12, 2011. The Veteran's disabilities alone did not render him unemployable at that time.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected peripheral neuropathy in all extremities is being remanded for further evaluation and potential rescheduling of VA examinations.
- Granted
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