The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a plantar wart of the right foot, finding that the evidence did not support such a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The disability is primarily manifested by recurring painful callus formation on the bottom of the foot, which interferes with prolonged standing or walking and is exacerbated by stepping on an object protruding from a smooth surface. The veteran's complaints of pain have been considered but do not demonstrate more than moderate functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar wart
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0605642
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Decisions by this judge: 1,419 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for acute sinusitis, gastroenteritis, a plantar wart, plantar fasciitis, and a right shoulder disorder due to the lack of current diagnoses in the medical records.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a plantar wart was granted in December 2024 and the appeal is dismissed as moot.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for onychomycosis and plantar wart (claimed as tinea pedis, infection, rash, infected toenails, itching) has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by the Veteran's representative.
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