The Board granted a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from September 2, 2020, while denying increased ratings for the bilateral foot disability and MG with intermittent diplopia.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an increase in the ratings for the bilateral foot disability or MG with intermittent diplopia, but met the criteria for a TDIU from September 2, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar fasciitis with metatarsalgia, myasthenia gravis (MG) with intermittent diplopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- 24031359
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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