The veteran's bilateral pes planus is currently rated at 30 percent, and the RO has granted an increased rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examination reports provided objective evidence of worsening bilateral pes planus with degenerative arthritis, warranting a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0308352
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,977 · Granted: 27% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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