The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetic neuropathy and PTSD, are found to preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his PTSD and diabetic neuropathy, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as they impact his ability to work due to symptoms such as irritability, fatigue, difficulty maintaining focus, and numbness in his feet.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral hearing loss, coronary artery disease with myocardial infarction status post coronary artery bypass surgery, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy (sciatic nerve) associated with diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy (sciatic nerve) associated with diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy (femoral nerve) associated with diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy (femoral nerve) associated with diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801670
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder and PTSD. The Veteran will be asked to provide additional medical records and undergo a VA examination.
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