The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as the evidence does not provide sufficient information to determine his employability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not complete a VA Form 21-8940 and there is insufficient other relevant employment history in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Knee Patellofemoral Syndrome, Lumbar Strain, Essential Tremor (right and left hands)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- A19003710
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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