The Veteran is entitled to a TDIU effective October 30, 2008 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability (rated at 60%), left knee degenerative arthritis, and hearing loss prevent him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee total replacement, Degenerative arthritis of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 2, 2015
- Citation
- 1542657
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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