The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including atrial fibrillation, unspecified trauma disorder, lumbar spine disc disease, and other conditions, are reasonably shown to render him unable to maintain regular substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, which include multiple musculoskeletal and psychiatric issues, cumulatively preclude him from engaging in any type of substantial gainful employment consistent with his education and experience.
- Claimed conditions
- atrial fibrillation, unspecified trauma disorder, lumbar spine disc disease, left and right lower extremity neurologic manifestations, left thumb disability, tinnitus, left knee disability, inguinal hernia disability, temporo-mandibular joint discongruity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- September 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20058101
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess his bilateral knee and hip disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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