The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, and his employment from January 2016 to March 2019 was considered marginal due to a work-related motor vehicle accident.
The deciding factor: VA medical professionals concluded that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities limit his ability to engage in physically demanding tasks but do not preclude sedentary employment. The impact of the January 2016 MVA on the Veteran's mental and physical well-being was also considered, which affected his employability.
- 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 limited 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
- 80%
- Decision date
- February 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23012032
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- Partly granted
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