The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for TDIU based on his service-connected diabetes and diabetic neuropathy, finding that these conditions render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities caused him to be unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, Type 2, bilateral upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the femoral nerve associated with diabetes, bilateral lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve associated with diabetes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- March 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26020886
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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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