The Veteran's bilateral pes planus has been rated at 50 percent since October 24, 2018. The Board found that the symptoms and functional impairment more closely approximated the criteria required for a 50 percent disability rating throughout the period on appeal. However, the Veteran is not entitled to a TDIU as his employment does not meet the schedular or extraschedular requirements.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral pes planus has been rated at 50 percent under Diagnostic Code 5276 for pronounced bilateral pes planus and the criteria for higher ratings are not met. The Veteran is employed full-time as a truck driver, which does not meet the schedular or extraschedular requirements for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Pes Planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2019
- Citation
- A19002973
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What this means for you
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