The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his severe back pain and heart condition, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s multiple service-connected conditions, particularly his lumbar spine disorder and coronary artery disease, severely limit his ability to engage in physical labor, making sedentary work the only feasible option for employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar Spine Disorder, Coronary Artery Disease, Neck Disorder, Diabetes Mellitus, Type II, Headaches, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Upper Extremities, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Lower Extremities, Right Knee Disorder, Tinnitus, Bilateral Hearing Loss, Hemorrhoids, Residuals of an Excision of an Intradermal Nevus of the Left Cheek, Residuals of an Excision of a Ganglion Cyst, Right Wrist, Fatty Tumor in the Left Intrascapular Region, and Bell's Palsy, Scars on the Anterior Trunk and the Right Medial Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19169701
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What this means for you
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