The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board finds that he is entitled to an extraschedular TDIU rating for the entire period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's severe physical functional impairment due to his service-connected left leg conditions, including chronic pain, weakness, instability, and gait issues, prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive disorder with anxious distress, Left lower extremity complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), Residuals of left knee injury with chondromalacia, Left knee instability, Left foot calluses associated with residuals of left knee injury with chondromalacia, Left knee scar, Limited extension of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004474
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings on the issues of right total knee arthroplasty, chondromalacia of the left knee and deformity of patella, bilateral hearing loss, and limited extension of the left knee have been dismissed as moot due to a separate Board decision adjudicating these claims.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed depressive disorder with anxious distress is related to his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of June 17, 2010 for service connection and separate ratings for right knee instability and left knee instability.
- Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability, including his scars and total knee arthroplasty, is rated at a maximum of 60 percent effective September 1, 2023.
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