The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral plantar fasciitis and knee conditions, have caused her to be unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment since July 19, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, particularly her foot and knee conditions, have rendered her unemployable due to the inability to perform tasks that require standing, walking, bending, and kneeling for extended periods of time.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Unspecified Anxiety Disorder, Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis, Left Knee Chondromalacia Patella with Limitation of Extension, Right Knee Chondromalacia Patella with Limitation of Extension, Right Ankle Instability, Left Ankle Instability, Left Foot Bunionectomy, Right Foot Surgical Scar, Left Foot Surgical Scarring, Painful Scars on Both Feet, Left Knee Chondromalacia Patella with Limitation of Flexion, Right Knee Chondromalacia Patella with Limitation of Flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23056363
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