The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as they do not prevent him from securing or maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have evidence showing that his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, despite having one disability rated at 50% disabling.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with degenerative joint disease, left ear infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2018
- Citation
- 1800947
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning the Veteran's service connection claims for a left ear infection and a stomach condition has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for rhinitis and left ear infection, and remanded the issues of service connection for sinusitis, headaches, and dizziness.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted service connection for right shin splints and chronic sinusitis.,Service connection for chronic sinusitis is granted due to exposure in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.,Service connection for a respiratory condition, heat stroke, bilateral ear infections, heart condition, migraine headaches, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome are remanded for further development.,,,,,,,,
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with degenerative joint disease is rated at 50% from February 1, 2005 to March 24, 2014.
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