The Veteran's service-connected bilateral shoulder conditions and foot disabilities prevented him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to November 1, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral shoulder and foot disabilities rendered him unable to perform physically demanding tasks required for his previous employment as a physicist.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Shoulder Tenodesis, Chronic Sinusitis/Allergic Rhinitis, Nonlinear Scars of the Left and Right Shoulders and Left Foot, Linear Scars of the Bilateral Shoulders, Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis and Heel Spurs, Scarring of the Left Eyebrow and Right Corner of Mouth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 21, 2022
- Citation
- A22023592
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