The Veteran's service-connected foot disabilities and hemorrhoids do not prevent him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment, as he is able to perform semi-skilled work with the limitations of his conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's education and experience levels are such that unskilled or semi-skilled jobs would be necessary for him to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral foot pain with plantar fasciitis and tendonitis, Hemorrhoids
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19102876
What this means for you
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