The Veteran's bilateral leg/foot disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability. The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for assignment of a TDIU based on his combined rating of 80 percent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral leg/foot disability was not related to active service, and is not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability. The Veteran's combined disability rating of 80% met the criteria for TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg/foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 30, 2017
- Citation
- 1710125
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