The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The combined rating for the Veteran's service-connected conditions is 70 percent, which meets the criteria for TDIU. However, his age and other non-service connected factors preclude him from obtaining and maintaining employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic Nephropathy, Diabetes Mellitus Type II with Erectile Dysfunction, Lymphedema, Milroy's disease of the right lower extremity, Lymphedema, Milroy's disease of the left lower extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy, Left Lower Extremity, Peripheral Neuropathy, Right Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1740220
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