The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: Multiple VA examiners have concluded that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, alone, do not prevent him from working in certain non-aggravating jobs.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic colitis with spastic colon, internal derangement, right knee, postoperative, with degenerative joint disease, status post right total knee arthroplasty, degenerative joint disease, status post left total knee replacement, dermatitis of the left thumb, residual scar, status post left total knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 12, 2010
- Citation
- 1013823
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for status post right total knee arthroplasty, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise that it is due to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's left and right knee disabilities but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right knee meniscal tear to include degenerative joint disease, finding that the Veteran's in-service injury led to his current condition.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for various conditions, including left eye condition, right eye condition, hypertension, left knee, right knee, obstructive sleep apnea, and coronary artery disease (CAD), as well as denied an earlier effective date for CAD.
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