The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The VA found that the veteran is capable of performing sedentary work consistent with his education and experience, despite his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative total left hip arthroplasty revision, levoscoliosis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 1, 2000
- Citation
- 0002469
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The appeal seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for spine disability is dismissed.,The claim for a higher rating for spine disability remains pending and will be remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's low back disability, including a lumbosacral strain and levoscoliosis of the lumbar spine, is granted as service-connected. The issue of an increased rating for her left hip disability remains pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with a previous remand, and additional development is needed before service connection for a low back disability can be decided.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient information from the previous VA examination.
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