The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for restoration of a 40 percent rating for low back disability, assignment of an effective date prior to September 16, 1991, for the assignment of a 60 percent disability rating for low back disability, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's service-connected conditions are found to meet the criteria for these benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected conditions have caused significant functional impairment, including loss of use of both lower extremities requiring a wheelchair as a mode of locomotion.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back syndrome, Right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1019567
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