The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including total right hip replacement with history of arthritic changes and trauma, arthritis changes of the left hip with limitation of abduction due to trauma, residuals of fracture and dislocation of right hand, and residuals of fracture of the left wrist with degenerative changes, prevent him from obtaining or maintaining any gainful employment consistent with his education and previous work experience.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities limit his ability to function and render him unemployable without regard to advancing age.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral osteoarthritis of the hips, fracture and dislocation of right hand, degenerative changes of left wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 27, 2002
- Citation
- 0206991
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