The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has mild to moderate diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, left ankle degenerative arthritis, and cataracts. His work experience is limited to manual labor, but he does have a high school equivalency degree which would enable him to transition to some different types of work.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Left ankle degenerative arthritis, Cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19128581
What this means for you
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