The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities, including his back and knee conditions, prevent him from engaging in substantially gainful employment due to their severity and impact on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee limitation of motion, right knee medial meniscus and anterior cruciate repair, lumbar degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity, right knee instability, left knee medial meniscus and anterior cruciate repair, right knee limitation of motion, radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the femoral nerve of the right lower extremity, scar of the right index finger
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18145653
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What this means for you
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left foot condition, right foot condition, cellulitis, right ear hearing loss, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal of the proposal to reduce a 40 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain was dismissed.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for bilateral knee instability and denied service connection for right and left knee instability, finding no nexus between the Veteran's knee conditions and his service or service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for a thoracolumbar spine disorder and bilateral knee disorders due to the need for additional VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an increased rating for right knee strain and instability but granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee limitation of extension from November 25, 2024.
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