The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, mechanical low back pain, right ankle fracture residuals, DJD of the right knee, DJD of the right hip, DJD of the left hip, DJD of the left knee, shrapnel wound to the right calf, painful scar on the right calf, and scars from the right eyebrow and bilateral calves, prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mechanical Low Back Pain, Residuals of Right Ankle Fracture, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Right Knee, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Right Hip, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Left Hip, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Left Knee, Shrapnel Wound, Right Calf, Right Calve Painful Scar, Right Eyebrow Scar Fragment, Bilateral Calf Scar Fragment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18145674
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