The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational background and work history since at least February 12, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's significant impairment due to service-connected disabilities rendered him incapable of obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Temporomandibular joint disease, Sinusitis, Lower back degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, Voiding dysfunction residuals of prostate cancer, Degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, Right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, Left lower extremity sciatic radulopathy, Right 5th cranial nerve numbness, Left leg varicose veins, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 19, 2021
- Citation
- 21030478
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an increased evaluation of his hemorrhoids, so the case is dismissed.
- Granted
The Veteran's sinusitis is currently rated at a noncompensable evaluation. The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for sinusitis as of February 19, 2021, based on the number and duration of incapacitating episodes requiring antibiotic treatment.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for higher disability ratings in excess of 20 percent for cervical spine and lumbar spine conditions, left knee condition, right knee condition, and sinusitis. The Veteran was granted service connection for chronic laryngeal papillomatosis.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and lumbar spine was granted with effective dates of May 13, 2019.
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