The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and vocational experience.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and upper extremities, diabetes, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral hearing loss, have significantly impacted his ability to perform work requiring significant ambulation or strenuous physical effort. The VA examiner opined that he would be able to perform sedentary work as long as it is in a safe environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, Diabetes, Tinnitus, Erectile dysfunction, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- A20016145
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.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a medical clarification regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected epilepsy has aggravated his bilateral hearing loss.
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