The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right knee and hip replacements, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since June 28, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's multiple service-connected conditions, particularly his right knee and hip replacements, severely limit his ability to perform any type of occupational task, making it impossible for him to obtain or retain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee total arthroplasty, Right hip replacement with degenerative arthritis, Right foot plantar fasciitis and tenosynovitis, Right lower extremity shortening, Noncompensable right knee scarring status post-surgery, Noncompensable surgical scar, residual associated with right hip replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22038835
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What this means for you
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