The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have been shown to prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment, warranting a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected orthopedic disabilities preclude him from engaging in any substantially gainful occupation due to his inability to perform physical tasks required for most jobs.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right total knee arthroplasty/residual of right femur fracture, residues of left total knee arthroplasty, right subtalar arthrosis, right hip degenerative joint disease/residual of right femur fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2016
- Citation
- 1627137
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his right subtalar arthrosis and tarsal tunnel syndrome was denied as the current 20 percent rating adequately compensates for his disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for right subtalar arthrosis and tarsal tunnel syndrome is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for right subtalar arthrosis and tarsal tunnel syndrome is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination.
- Denied
The Veteran's combined rating for his service-connected disabilities is 70 percent, and the Board finds that they are not shown to render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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