The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for her service-connected left and right foot stress fractures, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show complete paralysis or severe impairment of the popliteal nerve in either foot, which are required for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot stress fracture, right foot stress fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0602494
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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