Partly granted
The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance was granted starting from October 12, 2017. The appeal for an earlier effective date for service connection for bilateral foot disability and a higher rating for the right knee disability was denied or remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the veteran's inability to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities starting from October 12, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000720
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