The Board granted a 100% rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral flat feet, effective November 16, 2010. The claim for TDIU is moot due to the combined effects of multiple disabilities resulting in marked interference with employment.
The deciding factor: The collective impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities resulted in marked interference with employment, making it impractical to evaluate his disability under regular schedular criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Flat Feet, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the left ankle associated with bilateral flat feet, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the right ankle associated with bilateral flat feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- September 6, 2016
- Citation
- 1634855
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for remanding certain service connection claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and various other disabilities due to the lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis or a link to active duty.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral flat feet condition is related to his active service and grants service connection for this disability.
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