Granted
The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from August 1, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation since August 1, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- flat feet with plantar fasciitis, traumatic arthritis of the left first metatarsophalangeal joint, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, sprain injury of the left ankle with chronic lateral instability and degenerative changes, left knee degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001257
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