The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left knee disability was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran’s disabilities presented such an exceptional or unusual picture as to prove the evaluation assigned is inadequate, and he was unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected left knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left knee disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165142
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,374 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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