The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes, mild neurocognitive disorder, sleep apnea with asthma, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, neck injury, and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, rendered him unemployable for the period from September 8, 2018 to November 25, 2019. The Board granted a TDIU based on this evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including memory loss and multiple physical impairments, made it impossible for him to perform his duties as a deputy sheriff due to his inability to remember tasks and instructions and the impact of his back and neck conditions on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes, mild neurocognitive disorder, sleep apnea with asthma, radiculopathy of the right upper extremity, neck injury, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 25, 2021
- Citation
- 21032026
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What this means for you
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