The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions found the Veteran capable of performing some form of employment despite his service-connected disabilities, including those related to lifting, bending, and stooping.
- Claimed conditions
- low back strain, residuals of a twisting injury to the left knee, fracture of the left medial malleolus, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1008163
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
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