The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for bilateral pes planus and denied a TDIU. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran is currently employed full-time in the private sector security guard company, earning $21,234.81 in the past 12 months, which is above the poverty threshold for one person (U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, poverty threshold for one person).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, sleep apnea, adjustment disorder, right shoulder disability, right wrist disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, hypertension, GERD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18133255
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What this means for you
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