The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including peripheral vascular disease and coronary artery disease, rendered him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his peripheral vascular disease and diabetes, inhibited his ability to maintain substantially gainful employment in a physical work environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral vascular disease of the right lower extremity, Coronary artery disease (CAD) with valvular heart disease s/p myocardial infarction, Peripheral vascular disease of the left lower extremity associated with type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, Voiding dysfunction associated with type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, Type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, Erectile dysfunction associated with type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- May 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21028812
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 40 percent rating for peripheral neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities prior to April 21, 2021, but denied ratings in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and 40 percent for peripheral neuropathy since that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension and remanded the claims for increased ratings for bilateral eye vitreous body crystalline deposits and asteroid hyalosis, as well as Type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction.
- Partly granted
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and higher ratings for various conditions, but granted a 30% rating for neuropathy of the right upper extremity.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for a rating in excess of 40 percent for peripheral vascular disease and for TDIU as they were previously granted.
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