The Board has granted the requested increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected disabilities. The right tarsal navicular nonunion is rated at 20 percent, traumatic arthritis with history of stress fracture of the right tarsal navicular joint is rated at 10 percent, and both thoracic and lumbar degenerative joint disease are each rated at 10 percent prior to September 26, 2003. The Board has also granted a 20 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease and degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine beginning September 26, 2003.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the increased ratings as it demonstrates significant functional impairment in all three areas of concern (right foot, thoracic spine, and lumbar spine).
- Claimed conditions
- Right tarsal navicular nonunion, Traumatic arthritis with history of stress fracture of right tarsal navicular, Thoracic degenerative joint disease, Lumbar degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2005
- Citation
- 0533274
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