The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, peripheral neuropathy, diabetes, and bilateral hearing loss, render him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran is precluded from physical labor due to his service-connected disabilities, particularly diabetes and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities. His PTSD also impacts his ability to work by causing emotional instability and difficulty establishing or maintaining work relationships.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, tinnitus, diabetes, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20033836
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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