The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right knee degenerative joint disease, left knee strain, residuals of a fracture of the right tibia and fibula, right ankle degenerative joint disease, and left eye corneal inferior scar, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his bilateral lower extremity conditions, significantly impair his ability to perform even sedentary work due to pain and the need for regular narcotic pain medication.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee degenerative joint disease, left knee strain, residuals of a fracture of the right tibia and fibula, right ankle degenerative joint disease, left eye corneal inferior scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- August 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1534210
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for right knee degenerative joint disease, including secondary to a service-connected left knee disability, is granted. The condition was not related to military service and no aggravation by the service-connected left knee disability could be established.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions due to untimely filing of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, shin splints of the right leg, and shin splints of the left leg are being remanded due to a failure to obtain VA examinations and medical nexus opinions.
- Denied
The Veteran's initial evaluations for left knee strain, limitation of extension and flexion were both denied as the evidence did not show that his symptoms warranted a rating higher than 10 percent.
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