The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU based solely on his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus (DMII) as it did not meet the criteria of being unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had marginal employment and was able to perform light work, which is consistent with his education, training, and previous work experience.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus (DMII)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21030072
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