Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a lumbar spine disability and hearing loss, prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, when considered with his reported functional limitations, precluded him from maintaining or obtaining gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24002721
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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