The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including lumbar spondylotic changes and degenerative disc disease, right hip trochanteric bursitis with enthesopathic changes at the pelvis and femoral trochanters, mild osteoarthritic changes of the right knee, left knee mild osteoarthritic changes, and bilateral hearing loss, have rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from February 8, 2014.

The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran was unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities.

Claimed conditions

lumbar spondylotic changes and degenerative disc disease, right hip trochanteric bursitis with enthesopathic changes at the pelvis and femoral trochanters, mild osteoarthritic changes of the right knee, left knee mild osteoarthritic changes, bilateral hearing loss

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

100%

Decision date

October 30, 2025

Citation

25013499

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