The Veteran's service-connected disabilities of the lumbar spine, cervical spine, left knee, right knee, right ankle, and peripheral neuropathy prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran’s service-connected disabilities prevent him from performing sustained periods of standing or sitting, bending over, pulling, pushing, driving longer than 45 minutes at a time, and lifting objects heavier than 20 pounds occasionally.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine, cervical spine, left knee, right knee, right ankle, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081063
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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