The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities alone are enough to render him unable to obtain and maintain any form of substantially gainful employment in accordance with his occupational background and education level, warranting a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities alone are enough to render him unable to obtain and maintain any form of substantially gainful employment due to the functional limitations reported by the October 2006 VA examiner and the impairment described by the Veteran at his April 2010 Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic arthritis of the left knee, Degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1030593
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development to ensure that the severity of the Veteran's bilateral knee disability is accurately assessed without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Granted
The Board granted increased ratings for the Veteran's degenerative spondylosis at L5-S1, left and right shoulder disabilities, left and right knee disabilities, and depressive disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right knee based on the evidence showing limitation of flexion to 135 degrees and extension to 5 degrees, which did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Partly granted
The Veteran was granted ratings for his left and right knee disabilities, as well as special monthly compensation and TDIU.
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