The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his lumbar spine condition and psychiatric disorders, preclude him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and industrial background.
The deciding factor: Multiple medical opinions indicate that the Veteran's service connected disabilities, particularly his lumbar spine disability and psychiatric conditions, render him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative changes, lumbar spine, soft tissue injury, right hip and pelvic muscle strain, soft tissue injury, left hip and pelvic muscle strain, residuals, fractured pubic ramus, right (also claimed as a fractured pelvis with arthritis), acquired psychiatric disability, to include mild depressive disorder associated with degenerative changes, lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2011
- Citation
- 1125839
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding earlier effective dates for various evaluations due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board has reopened the previously denied claims for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, degenerative changes, lumbar spine, and an acquired psychiatric disability claimed as depression and anxiety. The claims are now remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining missing VA treatment records and conducting examinations to assess current disability severity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations.
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