The Veteran's service-connected left knee and left elbow disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions concluded that the Veteran could perform sedentary work without difficulty due to his service-connected disabilities, which were found to be mild in nature.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee status post patelectomy and arthroscopy with traumatic arthritis, left elbow traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1200438
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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