The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has some physical impairment but his service connected disabilities do not preclude all ability to work, as they do not prevent him from performing jobs that can be performed in the seated position for the majority of the time or jobs that allow a change in position.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, right lower sciatic extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower sciatic extremity peripheral neuropathy, ischemic heart disease, right lower femoral extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower femoral extremity peripheral neuropathy, non alcoholic liver disease associated with diabetes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2021
- Citation
- A21019629
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