The veteran's service-connected orthopedic conditions of the feet have produced an aggregate impairment equivalent to pronounced bilateral pes planus, warranting a rating of 50 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's flatfoot condition has been found to be pronounced with marked inward displacement and severe spasm of the Achilles tendon on manipulation, not improved by orthopedic measures.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, bilateral hallux valgus, status post bunionectomy of the right foot, status post amputation of the proximal phalanx of the left little toe, bilateral calcaneal spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2002
- Citation
- 0200491
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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