The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, which render him unemployable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, tinea pedis, and carpal tunnel syndrome) preclude him from performing work at even the sedentary physical demand level.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, tinea pedis, carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148823
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and chronic pain syndrome due to untimely notices of disagreement.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right foot, left elbow, left hip, left ankle, and diabetes mellitus to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis and dismissed the claims for tinnitus, multiple sclerosis, neck condition, and low back condition.
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