The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including pulmonary sarcoidosis, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Cushing's Syndrome, osteoporosis of the lumbar spine, and duodenal ulcer, preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, particularly his respiratory issues and musculoskeletal pain, make it extremely difficult for him to perform sustained activities in a full-time capacity that might typically be associated with sedentary or light-duty type work.
- Claimed conditions
- Pulmonary sarcoidosis, Left lower extremity (LLE) peripheral neuropathy, Cushing's Syndrome, Osteoporosis of the lumbar spine, Duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18148717
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied entitlement to a finding of total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the Veteran's service-connected conditions prior to July 8, 2021.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and TDIU, as his duodenal ulcer symptoms were no more than mild in severity throughout the period on appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board granted basic eligibility for nonservice-connected pension based on the Veteran's wartime service requirement, finding the Veteran was discharged during a period of war for a service-connected disability (duodenal ulcer). The Board remanded the case for adjudication of whether the Veteran meets the income and net worth requirements for entitlement to pension benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a compensable rating for migraine headaches to ensure that all relevant private treatment records are obtained.
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