The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including total right knee replacement and chronic low back strain, are deemed to be so severe that they prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities (total right knee replacement, meniscus tear of the left knee, and chronic recurrent low back strain) are found to be sufficiently disabling to preclude his ability to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Revision of total right knee replacement, Meningococcal meningitis (implied by context, as it is a service-connected condition), Arthroscopy for medial meniscus tear of the left knee, Cronic recurrent low back strain, Prostatitis and epididymitis, Tinea cruris
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 2, 2001
- Citation
- 0119971
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What this means for you
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