The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to maintain gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including coronary artery disease, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities, and bilateral hearing loss, render him incapable of obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- June 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19148903
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
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