The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from March 4, 2017 to December 14, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (including bilateral knee and foot pain, depression, chronic sleep impairment, flattened affect, disturbances of motivation and mood, and inability to establish and maintain effective relationships) significantly interfered with his ability to secure and follow any substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and occupational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis in both feet, hammertoes (claimed as bunions), right and left knee loss of cartilage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2023
- Citation
- 23011891
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