The Veteran's service-connected disabilities involving his lower extremities are collectively rated as 50 percent disabling, which precludes him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his high school education and occupational history as a truck driver, auto mechanic, saw operator, and hospital orderly. The Board has granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities involving his lower extremities are collectively rated as 50 percent disabling, which precludes him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his high school education and occupational history.
- Claimed conditions
- Right ankle disability, Left foot hallux valgus deformity with hammertoes, Left and right knee patellofemoral syndrome, Left ankle strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20056810
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 10, 1997, for a 10% disability rating for his right ankle disability is denied as there was no CUE in the previous decisions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right ankle disability is related to his service. The VA examiner must provide an opinion on this matter.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has dismissed the appeals to reduce disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss and right ankle disabilities. The case is REMANDED for a VA examination regarding the service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right ankle disability is granted a 20 percent rating, but no higher. The claim for a compensable rating for Pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) is denied.
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