The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a heart condition as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The evidence did not support the claim of service connection, but found that the Veteran met the schedular requirements for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain employment, as evidenced by his previous employment and the VA examination which concluded he was able to find substantially gainful work in a sedentary position.
- Claimed conditions
- heart condition, diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 25, 2018
- Citation
- 18144969
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