The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected left knee and hip conditions render him unable to perform the physical demands required for most jobs, making it impossible for him to secure and maintain gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee Osgood Schlatter’s disease with anterior cruciate ligament tear and degenerative arthritis, left knee Osgood Schlatter’s disease with anterior cruciate ligament tear and degenerative arthritis (limitation of flexion), left knee Osgood Schlatter’s disease with anterior cruciate ligament tear and degenerative arthritis (limitation of extension), osteoarthritis with femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, left hip, osteoarthritis with femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, right hip, right knee strain with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19129025
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition is directly related to his active military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 10 percent for right and left knee strain with degenerative arthritis, but remanded the claims for separate ratings based on instability and/or locking.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD, left hip strain, and right knee strain with degenerative arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.