The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, bilateral hip conditions, and bilateral knee meniscal tears, render him unemployable. The Board granted a TDIU based on these disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his lumbar spine condition, bilateral hip conditions, and bilateral knee meniscal tears, cause significant functional impairment that renders him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, Left knee osteoarthritis, Right knee osteoarthritis, Right ankle healed stress fracture, Degenerative arthritis (impairment) of the right hip associated with right knee osteoarthritis, Degenerative arthritis (impairment) of the left hip associated with left knee osteoarthritis, Tinnitus, Right knee meniscal tear, Left knee meniscal tear, Degenerative arthritis of the right hip (extension) associated with right knee osteoarthritis, Degenerative arthritis of the left hip (extension) associated with left knee osteoarthritis, Degenerative arthritis of the right hip (flexion) associated with right knee osteoarthritis, Degenerative arthritis of the left hip (flexion) associated with left knee osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- October 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20067536
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
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- Dismissed
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