The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for her right foot disability and TDIU was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent, which is the current assigned rating. For TDIU, the Board noted that the Veteran meets the criteria due to her service-connected disabilities (PTSD, right foot disability, and lumbar spine disability) but concluded she was not unemployable based on these conditions alone.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating for the right foot disability as it primarily manifested by intermittent to constant pain, paresthesias, numbness, decreased sensation in the foot and toes, and moderate incomplete paralysis of the right sciatic nerve. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD also impacted her ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Neuroma, Neuroma of the Right Foot, Residuals of Right Foot Neuroma, Right Lower Extremity Nerve Damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20028396
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