The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are so severe as to preclude him from obtaining or maintaining employment, physical or sedentary, which could be considered substantially gainful versus just marginal in comparison when realizing his level of education, prior work experience and training.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable due to their severity and impact on his ability to perform substantial gainful employment consistent with his occupational background and educational level.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) with subsequent left total knee arthroplasty, Right hip osteoarthritis, Left hip strain, Left knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2015
- Citation
- 1521269
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability, including his scars and total knee arthroplasty, is rated at a maximum of 60 percent effective September 1, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for burn scars on the face, status post right shoulder scar, and left hip strain have been denied. The evidence does not support a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
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