The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to obtain or maintain employment that could be considered substantially gainful, and the Board has granted his claim for a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected diabetes and bilateral upper/lower extremity peripheral neuropathy rendered him unemployable due to functional limitations in standing, sitting, walking, and using hands for writing or typing.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right hand, Peripheral neuropathy of the left hand, Type II diabetes mellitus, Peripheral neuropathy of both feet, Hypothyroidism, Bilateral cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003986
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Decisions by this judge: 2,669 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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