The Veteran was granted a TDIU from November 22, 2013 to April 1, 2016 due to his service-connected disabilities including diabetes mellitus and bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. Prior to this date, the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unemployable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was terminated from his employment as a result of his service-connected disabilities, which prevented him from performing duties associated with driving large vehicles.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, PTSD with depression, diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189327
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