The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting the grant of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected left and right knee disabilities render him physically incapable of performing sedentary employment due to pain and swelling after sitting for as little as three minutes.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee traumatic arthritis, status post total replacement, femoral nerve impairment associated with left knee traumatic arthritis, left knee scars associated with traumatic arthritis, right knee osteoarthritis with knee strain and meniscal tear, right knee painful scar, right knee osteoarthritis with knee strain and meniscal tear, limitation of extension, right knee osteoarthritis with knee strain and meniscal tear, limitation of flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22013791
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing and/or a special home adaptation grant is being remanded due to the need for further examination to determine his eligibility based on service-connected disabilities.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the issues related to right knee arthritis, meniscus, scar, and painful scar, as well as TDIU, is dismissed due to a previous Board decision in September 2025.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating higher than 40 percent for lumbosacral strain with spinal fusion and IVDS from September 14, 2021 to April 7, 2022; granted a 60 percent evaluation for right total knee joint replacement effective December 1, 2021.
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