The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities, combined at a 70% rating, render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the veteran's service-connected disabilities, alone with consideration of side effects from medications for such disabilities, render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic lumbosacral strain, left (minor) shoulder impingement syndrome, left knee chondromalacia, left knee arthritis, left hip bursitis, right hip bursitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0622329
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What this means for you
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