The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back condition, lower extremity radiculopathy, left knee condition, and foot conditions, preclude him from securing and maintaining all forms of substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions significantly impact his ability to work, making it difficult for him to perform any type of job that requires physical activity. The Board finds that the Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with his education and past employment history.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar and thoracic spondylosis with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome (back condition), lower right extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, lower left extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, left first metatarsophalangeal joint bunion with pes planus (left foot condition), right first metatarsophalangeal joint bunion with pes planus (right foot condition), left knee patellofemoral syndrome (left knee condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25029405
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.
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