Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions of CAD, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the Veteran is precluded by his service-connected disabilities from performing gainful employment for which he is otherwise qualified due to physical limitations and pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Diabetes mellitus, Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092373
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