The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, coronary artery disease, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and tinnitus, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's physical limitations (due to heart disease, peripheral neuropathy) and psychological impairments (PTSD) prevented him from engaging in substantial gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, coronary artery disease, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, tinnitus, left varicocele, status post left orchiectomy, residual scar to the left testicle area
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22062060
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What this means for you
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The Veteran's appeal for service connection of bilateral hearing loss and a ruptured right ear drum was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss was noted upon entry into active duty service and did not increase in severity during service. Therefore, it denied his claim for service connection.
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