The Board has granted increased ratings of 30 percent for the service-connected postoperative status, surgical repair of the extensor hallucis longus, left foot, and a 30 percent rating for the service-connected postoperative status, arthrodesis, status posttraumatic arthritis of the left tibial talar joint.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the criteria supporting the assignment of a 30 percent evaluation under DC 5312 and DC 5270 for his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative status, surgical repair of the extensor hallucis longus, left foot, postoperative status, arthrodesis, status posttraumatic arthritis of the left tibial talar joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 28, 2005
- Citation
- 0502184
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