The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including post-operative residuals of a fractured right distal tibia and fibula, lumbar DDD, patellofemoral arthritis of the right knee, residual scar on the right ankle, and osteoarthritis of the right foot, have been found to be so disabling as to preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are found to be sufficiently disabling to prevent him from engaging in substantial gainful employment due to his physical limitations and lack of education or training for sedentary work.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative residuals of a fractured right distal tibia and fibula, lumbar DDD, patellofemoral arthritis of the right knee, residual scar on the right ankle, osteoarthritis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1441308
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