The Veteran is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities, and the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability effective from February 1, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including pes planus, bilateral hallux valgus bunion deformity, residuals of left hand fracture, left hip osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis, DJD of the left knee, DJD of the right knee, and left wrist tendonitis, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus, bilateral hallux valgus bunion deformity, residuals of left hand fracture, left hip osteoarthritis, right hip osteoarthritis, DJD of the left knee, DJD of the right knee, left wrist tendonitis, chronic lumbar strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2011
- Citation
- 1115155
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing pes planus condition was aggravated by service. The effective date is August 15, 2025.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions including hypoglycemia, sinusitis, left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, right foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle pain, left hip osteoarthritis, left knee sprain, bradycardia, dry eye, hernia, hypercholesterolemia, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis with pes planus, finding that her current condition had its onset during active military service.
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