The Veteran's service-connected conditions of hemorrhagic stroke, muscle weakness with neuropathy of the right upper extremity, and antalgic gait with muscle weakness and neuropathy of the right lower extremity rendered him unable to secure or maintain gainful employment from January 11, 2016, to May 22, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions were found to be so severe that they precluded all forms of substantially gainful activity above and beyond what the rating schedule provides.
- Claimed conditions
- hemorrhagic stroke, muscle weakness with neuropathy of the right upper extremity, antalgic gait with muscle weakness and neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003464
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Decisions by this judge: 766 · Granted: 40% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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