The Veteran's service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment for which he would otherwise be qualified.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected orthopedic disabilities are of sufficient severity to produce unemployability due to his cognitive impairments in combination with physical impairments including chronic pain symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- ganglion cyst of the right lateral ankle, internal derangement of the right knee with degenerative changes, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), right hip degenerative arthritis, patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee with degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1752442
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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 Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disability, abdominal hernia, GERD, bilateral ankle disabilities, and bilateral foot disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during the appellant's period of active duty.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for sinusitis and remanded the Veteran's claims for chronic lower back pain, right knee pain, left knee pain, neck pain, and GERD.
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