Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and a TDIU, finding that his service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms were found to be consistent with the assigned ratings, and there was no evidence of unemployability due to his service-connected conditions alone.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, subcalcaneal pain, Morton's neuroma with hallux valgus, and osteoarthritis of the bilateral great toes, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2025
- Citation
- 25002245
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