The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiners concluded that the Veteran is not precluded from obtaining and sustaining substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes, PTSD, peripheral neuropathy, and hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes, PTSD, peripheral neuropathy (right upper extremity), peripheral neuropathy (left upper extremity), type II diabetes mellitus with bilateral cataracts, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, diabetic neuropathy of the right lower extremity, diabetic neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity associated with type II diabetes mellitus with bilateral nuclear cataracts, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity associated with type II diabetes mellitus with bilateral nuclear cataracts, erectile dysfunction associated with type II diabetes mellitus with bilateral nuclear cataracts, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100409
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
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