Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as his combined service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that while the Veteran had multiple service-connected disabilities, they did not collectively render him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational history.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety, Right Shoulder Tendonitis, Cervical Strain, Chondromalacia Patella Right Knee, Benign Growth of the Skin, Tinnitus, Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease with Strain, Episodes of Locking, Left Knee, Left Knee Degenerative Joint Disease with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome and Chondromalacia Patella Status-Post Surgery, Limitation of Extension, Left Knee, Residuals of Second Degree Burns, Right Hand, Cystic Acne, Axillary Lipoma, Left Knee Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25016130
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