The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to engage and maintain substantially gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected conditions (right foot pes planus, bilateral knee replacements, plantar fasciitis, bilateral hip strain, and left knee surgical scar) make it difficult for her to perform physical work, but she is qualified for sedentary positions. However, the evidence shows that her disabilities prevent her from sustaining a regular eight-hour work schedule in any environment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Pes Planus, Bilateral Knee Replacements, Plantar Fasciitis of the Right Foot, Bilateral Hip Strain, Left Knee Surgical Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20081840
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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