The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including her bilateral foot conditions and right thumb injury, are found to be so severe that she is unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board grants the claim for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly her bilateral foot conditions and right thumb injury, render her unable to obtain and retain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- status post hysterectomy, status post excision os secundum right calcaneus and sesamoid bone from interphalangeal joint, right great toe, status post excision fracture fragment, left calcaneus, with left toe osteotomy and partial phalangectomy, trauma, right thumb, scar, right tympanic membrane, nasal fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- March 29, 2012
- Citation
- 1211432
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a gynecological condition (claimed as endometriosis) and allergic rhinitis (claimed as sinusitis), due to errors in construing the issues on appeal. The Veteran's service treatment records contain multiple complaints related to her gynecological conditions, including pelvic pain and cervical dysplasia. A VA medical opinion is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a disorder of the feet, claimed as status post bunionectomy and status post gallbladder removal. The claims for tinnitus, PTSD, and other back, bladder, GERD, hysterectomy, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, and plantar fasciitis disabilities were denied or remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for status post hysterectomy, right ankle tendinitis, and recurrent urinary tract infections.
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