The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bipolar disorder associated with IVDS, right knee total joint replacement, and other conditions, prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's multiple service-connected disabilities, particularly his bilateral knee conditions, back pain, psychiatric disorders, and tinnitus, render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, bipolar disorder associated with IVDS with degenerative changes, IVDS with degenerative changes (previously rated as low back condition), right knee total knee joint replacement, r radiculopathy sciatic nerve of the right lower extremity associated with IVDS with degenerative changes, radiculopathy sciatic nerve of the left lower extremity associated with IVDS with degenerative changes, left elbow degenerative changes, left knee limitation of flexion and patellofemoral pain syndrome, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- August 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22044102
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board of Veterans' Appeals has granted service connection for PTSD and Mood Disorders, both presumed conditions under the PACT Act.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
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