Partly granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar hyperkeratosis from July 31, 2012, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for accrued benefits purposes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation due to severe symptoms of bilateral plantar hyperkeratosis and lumbar strain.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar hyperkeratosis, lumbosacral strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25013173
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