The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with her education and work history, thus granting a total disability rating for individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with her education and work history.
- Claimed conditions
- Status Post Total Right Knee Replacement, Left Knee Total Arthroplasty, Degenerative Joint Disease with Patellofemoral Syndrome of the Left Knee, Degenerative Joint Disease with Patellofemoral Syndrome of the Right Knee, Degenerative Disc Disease and Arthritis of the Spine, Radiculopathy, Left Lower Extremity Associated with Degenerative Disc Disease and Arthritis of the Spine, Radiculopathy, Right Lower Extremity Associated with Degenerative Disc Disease and Arthritis of the Spine, Surgical Scar Associated with Degenerative Disc Disease and Arthritis of the Spine, Surgical Scar, Left Knee S/P Total Knee Arthroplasty Associated with Left Knee Total Arthroplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24070898
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to specially adapted housing for a VA examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine, spinal fusion, and spondylolisthesis and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied increased disability ratings for the Veteran's back, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, and a surgical scar, as well as earlier effective dates for these conditions.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed as a timely substantive appeal to the October 2017 rating decision was not received.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.