The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbar paravertebral myositis, degenerative osteoarthritis of the left knee, and other musculoskeletal conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted TDIU based on these disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities collectively precluded him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment due to his physical limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar paravertebral myositis, degenerative osteoarthritis (left knee), degenerative joint disease cervical spine, degenerative joint disease of the left foot, degenerative joint disease of the right foot, right hallus valgus deformity, left hallus valgus deformity, iritis, unspecified with glaucoma, status post left knee surgery scar, status post right hammer toe scar, status post left hammer toe scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19192300
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that a remand is necessary to ensure compliance with the prior Board remand instructions, including obtaining an addendum VA opinion addressing whether the Veteran's left eye conditions were aggravated by service.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected foot conditions are currently rated at 10 percent each, and the Board has determined that these ratings are not higher than what is warranted based on the evidence of record.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection were dismissed. The Board also remanded the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities prior to December 12, 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's iritis claim is being remanded due to non-compliance with the previous remand instructions. Additional development, including obtaining a Goldmann chart from an August 2017 VA eye examination, is required.
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