The Veteran's neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities is granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbar and cervical strains.,An increased rating of 50 percent for migraines as of January 16, 2015, is granted. The Veteran medically retired due to severe economic inadaptability caused by his migraines.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as he is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Secondary service connection was established based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities is proximately due to his service-connected lumbar and cervical strains.,The Veteran medically retired from his job as a federal air marshal, which he attributed to his migraines. The severity of these migraines has rendered him unable to perform sedentary or physical employment effectively.,The combined disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities is 70 percent or more, meeting the threshold for TDIU consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the upper extremities, neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22056951
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a procedural error regarding notice of the right to a pre-decisional hearing.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for heart disability, hypertension, hypothyroidism, pre-diabetes, and neuropathy of the lower extremities as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for neuropathy of the lower extremities, diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to the AOJ for further development.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected disabilities were found to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, so he was granted an extraschedular total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective January 26, 2010.
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