The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected conditions that limit his ability to perform physical tasks required for sedentary employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder recurrent dislocation, diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, bilateral tinnitus, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185310
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.
- 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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for spinal stenosis, peripheral neuropathy, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for insomnia.
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