The veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disability, which included pes planus, heel spur syndrome, and plantar fasciitis, warranted a 50% rating effective May 5, 2001. The effective date was assigned based on the VA compensation examination conducted in connection with his claim for an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's condition likely had been productive of pronounced disablement since he filed his claim for an increased rating on May 3, 1995.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, pes planus, heel spur syndrome, plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0216624
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What this means for you
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