The Veteran was previously employed but resigned due to service-connected disabilities, including back pain and ureteral stricture.,From January 1, 2017, onward, the combination of his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined service-connected disability rating was at least 90 percent from January 1, 2017, and his individual service-connected disabilities did not individually render him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- Ureteral Stricture, Left Shoulder Strain with Shoulder Impingement, Mechanical Low Back Pain, Tendonitis of the Right Wrist, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome of the Right Knee, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome of the Left Knee, Tinnitus, Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Hypertension, Hemorrhoids, Surgical Scar of the Back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23037777
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