The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disabilities, characterized as tibialis posterior tendonosis of the right foot and pes planus bilaterally, warrant a separate 10 percent evaluation for each foot.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found evidence of moderate disability in both feet due to tibialis posterior tendonosis and pes planus, which warranted a separate 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0214217
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