The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as he is able to perform sedentary employment despite his knee and hip conditions.
The deciding factor: VA medical professionals have determined that the Veteran's service-connected left knee and left hip disabilities limit his ability to engage in physically demanding tasks but do not preclude sedentary employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip degenerative arthritis status post total hip arthroplasty, left knee patellar chondromalacia with patellar tendonitis and meniscus tear, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with limitation motion, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome with limited motion, painful left hip scar, epistaxis, removal of a right forehead lipoma, periodic headaches, surgical scars to the left knee and left hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22064789
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for epistaxis and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The anxiety disorder was granted a 100 percent rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for epistaxis, bilateral restless leg syndrome (RLS), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are remanded to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were dismissed as they were not timely filed.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a left knee scar and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right great toe ingrown toenail, left forearm scar, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), left shoulder disability, and epistaxis. The remaining issues were remanded.
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