The Veteran's TDIU claim has been denied as she was able to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment throughout the period on appeal, despite her service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had substantial gainful employment from approximately January 2014 to January 2023, which rendered her unable to meet the schedular criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Left hallux valgus, Right hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24031976
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Decisions by this judge: 1,893 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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