The Board denied increased disability ratings for the Veteran's bilateral foot conditions and scars, but remanded the claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support increased disability ratings as the maximum ratings were already assigned, and there was no additional disabling effects from scarring or other factors that would warrant higher ratings. The claim for TDIU was remanded due to a lack of adequate information in the VA examination regarding the Veteran's employability.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a bunionectomy and osteotomy of the first metatarsal joint of the left foot, Residuals of a bunionectomy and osteotomy of the first metatarsal joint of the right foot, Bunionectomy and osteotomy scar of the left foot, Bunionectomy and osteotomy scar of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087724
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