The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral plantar calluses do not warrant a higher evaluation, as they are primarily manifested by painful callouses with increased pain on walking or standing for 20 minutes and pronation. The symptoms more nearly approximate those contemplated by the current 30 percent rating under DC 5276.
The deciding factor: The veteran's bilateral plantar calluses do not present with extreme tenderness of the plantar surfaces, marked inward displacement, severe spasm of the tendo achillis on manipulation, or other symptoms that would warrant a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Plantar Calluses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0504357
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Decisions by this judge: 1,177 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bilateral calluses and left foot scar are currently rated as 10 percent each, but no higher, for the right and left feet. The Board finds that a rating of 10% is warranted under the former criteria for DC 7804.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral plantar calluses warrant a rating of no more than 10 percent, as they do not meet or nearly approximate the criteria for a higher rating due to moderate impairment. Separate ratings are assigned for each foot under Diagnostic Code 5284.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral neuromas, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral plantar calluses are causally related to his active duty service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claim for a higher initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for varicose vein stripping is granted. The other claims are either denied or pending.
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