The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to January 20, 2010.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities prior to January 20, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease of the Lumbar Spine, Neurological Impairment of the Left Lower Extremity, Left Hip Strain, Left Hip Limitation of Extension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- May 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1827596
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