The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent her from securing or following gainful employment, as they are rated at 60 percent combined and do not meet the criteria for a TDIU on schedular basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s service-connected disabilities alone do not render her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to their combined rating of 60% which meets the minimum schedular requirement for a TDIU. The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's service-connected conditions did not prevent her from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins of the right lower extremity, post-operative residuals of hallux valgus of the left great toe, scar of the left great toe, hammertoes deformity of the left second toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100211
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Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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