The combined impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities has rendered him incapable of securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral knee conditions, specifically his right and left knee disabilities, have limited his ability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to their functional impact on bending, stooping, climbing, crawling, prolonged walking, standing, sitting, and limited range of motion.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the right knee, Degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801926
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