The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes cavus and assigned a 50 percent rating, effective from September 29, 1999. The veteran's claim for increased rating for the service-connected bilateral pes cavus was denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted that the veteran had significant impairment of his feet due to bilateral pes cavus and diabetes mellitus, which led to marked contraction of plantar fascia with dropped forefoot, very painful callosities, and a marked varus deformity. The symptoms did not meet criteria for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes cavus, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0402449
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