The Veteran's claims for temporary total evaluation of 100 percent based on left hernia surgery and TDIU were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed that the Veteran could perform sedentary work despite his service-connected disabilities, including foot problems and nerve pain.
- Claimed conditions
- left hernia, bilateral foot disability (pes planus, plantar calluses, and plantar fasciitis), residual neurogenic pain of the ilio-inguinal nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- May 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19138384
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,500 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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