The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied as his service-connected disabilities, on their own, did not result in unemployability. The evidence showed that the Veteran's inability to work was due to multiple nonservice-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone were insufficient to render him unable to work.
- Claimed conditions
- impairment of the left knee, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine associated with impairment of the left knee, complex regional pain syndrome of the left leg associated with impairment of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2023
- Citation
- 23047583
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for restoration of a 20 percent rating for anterior cruciate strain with tibia stress reaction, patellofemoral syndrome and tendonitis, right knee is granted. The claims for increased ratings for instability, left knee; tibia stress reaction, patellofemoral syndrome and tendonitis, left knee; left knee limitation of extension; and impairment of the left knee are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding his left knee disability, specifically during flare-ups prior to April 2019.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional VCAA notice and consideration of new evidence.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current left knee impairment and her service connection claim for this condition is denied. The claims of entitlement to service connection for back pain and migraine headaches are also denied as there is no competent evidence of these conditions during or after service.
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