The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted his claim for TDIU as of February 28, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions (including seizure disorder, cervical spine disability, diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy, and bilateral hearing loss) are severe enough to prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic seizure disorder, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) of the cervical spine, left upper extremity radiculopathy associated with IVDS of the cervical spine, diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- November 27, 2018
- Citation
- A18000047
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
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