The Board denied service connection for the left foot condition and dismissed the appeal as to TDIU prior to August 7, 2017 due to lack of evidence showing the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had multiple non-service-connected disabilities (back and knee conditions) that prevented him from securing and maintaining employment, which outweighed his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot hallux valgus (bunion), hallux rigidus, left foot, hammer toes (second and third), left foot, onychomycosis, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22059863
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- Denied
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