The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including ischemic heart disease and diabetes, have prevented him from obtaining substantially gainful employment. The Board granted a TDIU rating prior to May 28, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including ischemic heart disease and diabetes, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease of the right and left lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- June 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147299
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.
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