The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including instability of the right and left knees, post-operative osteochondral fracture with a torn medial meniscus and traumatic arthritis of the right knee, instability of the left knee, osteoarthritis of the left knee, left ear hearing loss, otitis media of the left ear, and scar, post-operative pilonidal cyst, are found to be sufficiently severe to preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. As such, he is entitled to a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral knee conditions and hearing loss, are found to be sufficiently severe to prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment due to his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- instability of the right knee, post-operative osteochondral fracture with a torn medial meniscus and traumatic arthritis of the right knee, instability of the left knee, osteoarthritis of the left knee, left ear hearing loss, otitis media of the left ear, with residual scarring of the tympanic membrane, scar, post-operative pilonidal cyst
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 4, 2007
- Citation
- 0731376
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