The veteran's combined disability rating is 70%, which meets the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The appellant's service-connected knee and back disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis of the right knee, Residuals of right knee injury with tear in medial meniscus, Patellofemoral osteophytes of the left knee, Lumbar spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0117766
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate effective September 30, 2003.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including depressive disorder, lumbar spondylosis, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
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