The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including post-prosthetic replacements of both hips and a foot condition, prevent him from securing or following a substantial gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected orthopedic conditions (hip replacements and foot condition) are found to be the primary cause of his inability to work due to functional impairments and medication side effects.
- Claimed conditions
- post-prosthetic replacement of the left hip, post-prosthetic replacement of the right hip, hyperkeratosis status post excision and tibial sesamoid of the left foot with osteotomy of the proximal phalanx of the great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19105190
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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