The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right hip osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative joint disease, left knee instability, and right knee osteoarthritis, render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including multiple orthopedic conditions and radiculopathy, significantly limit his ability to perform occupational tasks due to pain, functional loss, and physical deconditioning.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative joint disease, left knee instability, right knee osteoarthritis, lumbosacral strain, radiculopathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- December 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23064995
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What this means for you
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