The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected orthopedic conditions significantly impair his ability to work in jobs that require lifting heavy objects, sitting for extended periods of time, and engaging in physical activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Right total hip arthroplasty, Lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine and intervertebral disc syndrome, Limitation of motion, flexion, left hip with degenerative arthritis, Left knee degenerative arthritis, status post meniscectomy, Right knee arthralgia, Left hip degenerative arthritis with limitation of motion, Radiculopathy, right lower extremity affecting the sciatic nerve associated with lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine and intervertebral disc syndrome, Right ankle condition, Limitation of motion, extension, left hip, Scars, left knee, status post meniscectomy associated with left knee degenerative arthritis, Scar, right hip, status post right total hip arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20057408
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