The Board has granted a 30 percent evaluation for severe bilateral pes planus with degenerative changes, but denied the claims for higher evaluations of the right and left knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows severe pes planus with degenerative arthritis in both feet, warranting a 30 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5276. The knees have been evaluated based on painful motion due to arthritis but do not meet criteria for higher ratings as there is no instability or subluxation.
- Claimed conditions
- Pes planus (flatfoot), Degenerative arthritis of the knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0305641
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the Veteran missed scheduled examinations for his claimed conditions and has ordered them to be rescheduled. The claims of service connection for degenerative arthritis of the shoulders, spine, hips, knees, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities are remanded.
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