The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected cervical degenerative disc disease with spondylosis and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical degenerative disc disease with spondylosis, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22070631
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were denied due to the late filing of the appeal requests, and thus the appeals are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the increased rating for bilateral hearing loss was erroneously docketed and dismissed as a matter of law.,Service connection for a right hip disability, arthritis, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, back disability, and left knee disability were denied due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of July 10, 2017 for the grant of service connection for bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also granted with an effective date of July 10, 2017.
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