The Veteran's service-connected conditions render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II, along with other service-connected disabilities such as peripheral neuropathy and cognitive changes due to his medical issues, make it impossible for him to work in his previous capacity as a CPA.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder, diamond blackfan anemia, dementia, differentiated thyroid cancer, dysphagia, dysuria, diabetes mellitus type II, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, frostbite, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, hypothyroidism, knee osteoarthritis, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the sural nerve, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the peroneal nerve, liver cancer, lung cancer, lung resection with shortness of breath and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), migraine headaches, myasthenia gravis, obstructive sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the sural nerve, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the peroneal nerve, right flank scars, right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, scoliosis, skin cancer, spinal stenosis, tinnitus, upper respiratory infection (URI), varicose veins
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- January 21, 2026
- Citation
- A26005213
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