The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including type II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, pseudophakia, and hypertension, have rendered him unable to maintain regular, substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and experience.
The deciding factor: The cumulative effect of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities has resulted in limitations incompatible with any regular substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and work experience as a mechanical engineer (from which he has ceased working full time for over 14 years).
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, pseudophakia, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss, coronary artery disease (CAD), nephropathy, bilateral upper and bilateral lower peripheral neuropathy, anterior chest scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24010254
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What this means for you
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