The veteran was granted a permanent and total disability rating for pension purposes effective March 3, 1998. The decision is based on various disabilities including postoperative residuals of a right knee injury, impairment of the left knee, hypertension, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and bilateral hearing loss.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disabilities prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment compatible with his education, age, and work experience since December 23, 1991.
- Claimed conditions
- Postoperative residuals of a right knee injury, Impairment of the left knee, Hypertension, Benign prostatic hypertrophy, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0006508
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