The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including a left knee disability rated at 60 percent disabling; residuals of a neck disability rated at 10 percent disabling; COPD rated at 10 percent disabling and residuals of a nose fracture rated noncompensable, render the veteran unemployable. The Board finds that entitlement to individual unemployability is warranted.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his left knee disability, neck disability, COPD, and nose fracture, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to their severity and impact on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Knee Disability, Neck Disability, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Nose Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0842374
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities are rated at 10% each, and the Board finds that higher ratings are not warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee disabilities are not related to his active service, and thus denied both claims for service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's left knee disability is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds no evidence of clear and unmistakable error in assigning an effective date of June 19, 2002.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Neck Disability, and Bilateral Upper Extremity Radiculopathy. The decision is based on the Veteran's active service and medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
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