The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, bilateral hip disability, and an initial 50 percent rating for bilateral pes planus. The Board also remanded issues of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for right and left knee iliotibial band syndrome, as well as service connection for a back 'condition' and a left hip 'condition'. The Board found there was an inferred claim for TDIU based on a private medical opinion indicating the Veteran could not work due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was an inferred claim for TDIU as part of an increased rating claim, based on a private medical opinion stating the Veteran could not work due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee tendonitis/condition, back condition, hip condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2024
- Citation
- A24043873
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