The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that he is not entitled to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The VA examination addendum indicated that the Veteran could perform sedentary work if given sufficient break time for position changes, thus his service-connected disabilities do not preclude substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation of the left leg with knee disarticulation, chronic lumbar strain, right knee arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- April 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0914902
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding the service connection for left and right knee arthritis, thus the appeal is dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence sufficient to readjudicate the previously denied claim for service connection for a right knee disability has been received. The AOJ should now consider secondary service connection in addition to the original claims.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
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