The Veteran's service-connected disabilities meet the percentage requirements for award of a schedular TDIU, but these disabilities have not been shown to prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: VA examination and other medical evidence do not show that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- total left knee replacement, arthritis of the right knee, subluxation of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1107106
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the right and left knees, finding that it is at least as likely as not that these conditions developed due to the Veteran's active military service.,No new evidence or exposure basis was provided in this decision.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied. The Board found no factual basis to grant earlier effective dates.,The Veteran was granted a TDIU and DEA eligibility effective September 15, 2022.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's right knee disability, including arthritis and patellofemoral syndrome. The examiner is asked to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability was granted an increased rating of 60 percent from June 24, 2014 to August 8, 2022 (excluding a temporary total rating period). As of August 9, 2022, the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 60 percent was denied. The Veteran's TDIU claim was also denied.
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