The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including diabetes and stroke-related disabilities, have prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment from July 1, 2019, to February 16, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities, particularly his peripheral neuropathy and diabetes, have significantly impacted his ability to perform the physical demands of most jobs, making it impossible for him to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Type II Diabetes, Left Upper Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy, Right Upper Extremity Diabetic Neuropathy, Right Lower Extremity Sciatic Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy, Right Lower Extremity Femoral Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy, Degenerative Joint Disease of the Right Wrist, Tinnitus, Bilateral Cataracts, Left Lower Extremity Sciatic Nerve Diabetic Neuropathy, Cerebral Infarction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- December 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24086339
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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.
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