The veteran's service-connected left knee disability, which includes a total knee replacement and associated loss of use of the left foot, now prevents him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The veteran's severe non-service-connected conditions and advanced age prevented him from working, but his service-connected left knee condition alone rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Left total knee replacement, Left knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0209272
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