The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral pes planus and deep venous thrombosis of the legs, have rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU effective September 1, 2009.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly his bilateral pes planus and deep venous thrombosis, severely restricted his ability to perform work-related tasks, leading to termination from his previous job and inability to find suitable employment in other fields due to the nature of his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive sleep apnea, Bilateral pes planus with hammer toes and hallux valgus (pes planus), Dermatophytosis bilateral feet with tinea pedis with concomitant onychomycosis (bilateral dermatophytosis), Left leg deep venous thrombosis, Right leg deep venous thrombosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145153
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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