The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, hearing loss, and tinnitus do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disorder, Right Knee Disorder, Low Back Disorder, Left Lower Extremity (LLE) Neurological Disorder, Right Lower Extremity (RLE) Neurological Disorder, Neck Disorder, Left Knee Arthritis, Right Knee Arthritis, Left Hip Disorder, Right Hip Disorder, Right Elbow Disorder, Digestive Disorder (due to PTSD), High Blood Pressure/Hypertension (HTN) (due to PTSD), Sinus Disorder due to Environmental Hazards, Respiratory Disorder due to Agent Orange (AO) Exposure or Environmental Hazards, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Upper Extremity (LUE)/Hand (due to AO Exposure), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Upper Extremity (RUE)/Hand (due to AO Exposure), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Left Lower Extremity (LLE)/Foot (due to AO Exposure), Peripheral Neuropathy of the Right Lower Extremity (RLE)/Foot (due to AO Exposure), Bilateral Skin Disorder (jungle rot) of the Feet due to AO Exposure, Prostate Disorder due to AO Exposure, Bilateral Vision Disorder, Tremor in Left Hand, Tremor in Right Hand, Tremor in Left Foot, Tremor in Right Foot, Migraine Headaches, Residuals of a Broken Right Ring Finger, with Loss of Hand Strength, Bilateral Flat Feet, Scar of the Left Buttock/Hip, Skin Disorder of Bilateral Shin due to AO Exposure, Skin Disorder of Groin due to AO Exposure, Shin Splints (LLE), Shin Splints (RLE), Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Lumbosacral Spine with Bilateral Radicular Symptoms (now claimed as Arthritis), Clothing Allowance due to Use of Topical Creams for a Skin Disorder, Bilateral Hearing Loss, rated 0% prior to May 10, 2016, and 40% thereafter
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2018
- Citation
- 1818493
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