The Veteran is granted entitlement to a TDIU and basic eligibility to DEA benefits from April 17, 2017 to October 11, 2020 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined rating of at least 70% with one disability rated higher than 40% meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, status post total right knee replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24074965
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, right hip osteoarthritis, left hip osteoarthritis, and right knee osteoarthritis, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluation of migraines and an evaluation in excess of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis are remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examinations.
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