The veteran's bilateral foot disability is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen his claim of service connection for a bilateral ankle disability. The TDIU issue remains unresolved as it presents mixed results with some issues granted and others not.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bilateral foot disability is rated at the maximum allowable under Diagnostic Code 5276, but new evidence has been submitted to reopen his claim of service connection for a bilateral ankle disability. The TDIU issue remains pending as it involves both granted and denied issues.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral moderate pes planus with progressing degenerative changes, bilateral ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0308132
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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