The Veteran's service-connected disabilities from January 21, 2014 through May 7, 2018 rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The combined evaluation for compensation of the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral foot disability is at least 60 percent, meeting the schedular criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Thoracolumbar strain, Right knee strain with degenerative joint disease, Left knee chondromalacia and osteoarthritis, Residuals of right foot cold injury, Residuals of left foot cold injury, Trochanteric pain syndrome with trochanter bursitis of the right hip, Trochanteric pain syndrome with trochanter bursitis of the left hip, Unspecified depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22053080
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