The Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting TDIU for the entire period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities resulted in constant pain and limited his ability to walk, stand, and exercise, making it impossible for him to perform even unskilled sedentary work due to frequent need to alternate positions as frequently as every 5 minutes.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis, healing stress fracture of the left heel, healing stress fracture of the right heel
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20073400
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis effective February 1, 2023.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder due to another medical condition with depressive features and generalized anxiety disorder, denied a higher rating for his migraine including migraine variants, and denied ratings for other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral plantar fasciitis, chronic pain syndrome, sciatic radicular pain of both legs, traumatic brain injury (TBI), shin splints of both legs, thoracic spondylosis, right shoulder strain, right wrist strain, acne, and allergic rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, as well as higher levels of special monthly compensation.
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