The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his major depression and other psychiatric disorders, have caused him to be unable to obtain and sustain a substantially gainful occupation as of September 11, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's major depression in combination with other psychiatric disorders and pain from service-connected musculoskeletal disorders has caused him to be unable to obtain and sustain a substantially gainful occupation as of September 11, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, status post patellar tendon rupture repair and partial medial meniscectomy with osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease and disc herniation, L5-S1, major depression, Achilles tendonitis of the left heel, left lower extremity radiculopathy, scar, right shin, right knee degenerative joint disease with limitation of extension, right shoulder labral tear with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1611152
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