The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities limit his ability to perform manual labor but do not hinder his ability to engage in non-laborious activities, such as clerical work or service-related positions.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine spondylosis and lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis associated with patellofemoral syndrome, left knee, Pes planus with hypertrophic changes (previously rated as hypertrophic changes of the right foot), Instability of the left knee, Hypertrophic changes of the right foot, Degenerative arthritis right knee (previously rated as patellofemoral syndrome, right knee with history of hypertrophic changes), Patellofemoral syndrome, left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071704
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Decisions by this judge: 1,455 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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