Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, so he is granted total disability due to individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combination of service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and bilateral peripheral neuropathy, precludes him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, tinnitus, hypothyroidism, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (femoral), additional lower extremity peripheral neuropathies
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001750
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