The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her bilateral foot disorders, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records showed no objective evidence indicating significant functional loss due to pain or other symptoms that would warrant an increase in disability rating beyond 20 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fractures of the left foot, traumatic arthritis of the left foot, Achilles tendinitis of the left foot, stress fractures of the right foot, traumatic arthritis of the right foot, Achilles tendinitis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 5, 2005
- Citation
- 0509963
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