The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his bilateral knee and right shoulder conditions, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation since October 13, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal and neurological symptoms of the bilateral lower extremities significantly limit his ability to perform work in either a sedentary or physical environment.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressed mood, left knee - status post partial meniscectomy, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with degenerative arthritis, right knee - degenerative joint disease, left knee - degenerative joint disease, status post partial meniscectomy, left knee, right shoulder - degenerative joint disease, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, nephrolithiasis and hypercalcemia, hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 16, 2026
- Citation
- A26004463
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