The veteran's bilateral femoral neuropathy is a result of surgery performed in July 1998 at the VA Medical Center, and he is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for this disability. His service-connected pes planus with severe plantar fasciitis warrants an increased evaluation to 100%.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bilateral femoral neuropathy was a result of surgery performed in July 1998 at the VA Medical Center, and it is not reasonably foreseeable that this complication would occur as a result of such treatment. The veteran's service-connected pes planus with severe plantar fasciitis does present an exceptional or unusual disability picture.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral femoral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2001
- Citation
- 0124027
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