The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment due to his limitations on walking, sitting, standing, lifting, carrying, and sleep disturbances.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's multiple orthopedic disabilities limit his physical capabilities and ability to perform strenuous jobs, making it impossible for him to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (sciatic) associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with IVDS, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (sciatic) associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with IVDS, Chondromalacia patella to include chondrocalcinosis (by x-ray), left knee with osteoarthritis, DeQuervain's disease of the right hand and wrist, Hallux valgus deformity of the right foot, Hallux valgus deformity of the left foot with bunions and history of left great toe fracture, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (femoral) associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with IVDS, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (femoral) associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with IVDS, Impotence associated with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine with IVDS, Surgical scars of the right wrist and lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24047602
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