The Veteran's service-connected orthopedic disabilities of the right foot, lumbar spine, and right knee affect a single body system (orthopedics) and combine to a 60 percent rating. The weight of the competent and probative evidence indicates that the Veteran as likely as not is prevented from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected right foot, lumbar spine, and right knee disabilities prevent him from engaging in labor-intensive work such as he had performed since discharge from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot (Triple Arthrodesis), Lumbosacral Strain, Right Knee Chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2012
- Citation
- 1234456
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings on several conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.,The Board has not assigned a specific rating or effective date as the claims are being remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a pre-decisional error in the denial of the Veteran's request to change his vocational rehabilitation goal from diesel technology to obtaining a music degree. The case is being remanded for further evaluation and consideration.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted, with effective dates set at October 18, 2023. The lumbosacral strain has also received a higher initial rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee instability rating is restored to 20 percent effective November 1, 2019. The initial disability rating for right knee instability remains denied and the increased disability rating for right knee chondromalacia is granted.
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