The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation since March 13, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy has rendered him unable to perform physically active or sedentary work due to his inability to stand for long periods and work with small objects.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of all four extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- April 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21025193
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities. The AOJ is instructed to consider whether the Veteran requires the aid and attendance of another person solely due to effects of service-connected disabilities, including differentiating symptoms of peripheral neuropathy from non-service-connected back pain.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disability, loss of feeling in upper and lower extremities, and joint failure. The claims are remanded for further development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and dismissed the DIC claim as moot due to the grant of service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral pes planus, diabetes mellitus type II, and peripheral neuropathy of all four extremities have been granted service connection with effective dates prior to February 7, 2011.
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