The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities, including cervical spine disability, hypertension, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, tinnitus, and left ear hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his physical limitations and sensory impairments.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine, Status post laminectomy with chronic neck pain, Hypertension, Radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, Tinnitus, Left ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065166
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
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