The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his back and shoulder conditions, are sufficiently severe to render him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to June 27, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his low back and left shoulder conditions, severely impact his ability to perform daily activities and work, leading to unemployment.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of muscle strain of the low back, Impingement syndrome of the left shoulder with bone spur, Residuals of sprains of the left ankle with bone spur, Neck sprain, Residuals of sprains of the right ankle and traumatic arthritis, Painful scarring of the left shoulder from surgical repair associated with impingement syndrome of the left shoulder with bone spur, Degenerative arthritis of the left knee, status post arthroscopy, Bilateral tinnitus, Retropatellar pain syndrome of the right knee, Left ear hearing loss, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2013
- Citation
- 1332812
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What this means for you
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