The Veteran's left foot disability is rated at 30 percent, but no more.,Prior to January 22, 2014, the right ankle disability was rated at 10 percent.,From January 22, 2014 to March 4, 2014, the rating for the right ankle increased to 40 percent.,Since June 1, 2014, the Veteran's right ankle disability has been rated at 20 percent.,The scars of the bilateral lower extremities have been rated as 20 percent since October 5, 2017.,Effective from June 12, 2015, the Veteran is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The severe symptomology of the left foot disability did not result in actual loss of use of the foot at any time during the appeal period.,Prior to January 22, 2014, the right ankle disability resulted in moderate limitation of motion.,From January 22, 2014 to March 4, 2014, the right ankle disability resulted in ankylosis with abduction, adduction, inversion, or eversion deformity.,Since June 1, 2014, the Veteran's right ankle disability resulted in marked limitation of motion.,From April 27, 2015, the left foot scars measured at most 6 cm by 1 cm.,From October 5, 2017, the four bilateral lower extremity scars were demonstrated to be painful.,The preponderance of the evidence indicated that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities alone rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment from June 12, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the left foot talocalcaneal joint, Degenerative arthritis of the right talonavicular joint and subtalar joints of the right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20072172
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 170 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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