The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disorders, specifically status post surgical resection of the tarsal coalition in both feet, warrant a 10 percent evaluation each. The current evaluations are appropriate given the clinical evidence showing moderate impairment.
The deciding factor: The objective clinical evidence does not demonstrate any additional significant orthopedic pathology or tender/painful scars that would justify an evaluation higher than 10 percent for either foot disability under Diagnostic Code 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- Status post surgical resection of the tarsal coalition, left foot, Status post surgical resection of the tarsal coalition, right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0106403
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