The Board has granted a separate 10 percent rating for callosities of the left foot and right foot, finding that the veteran's painful callus formations meet the criteria under Diagnostic Code 7804.
The deciding factor: The veteran's recurrent callus formation on both feet was found to be painful and met the criteria for a separate 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- callosities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0607154
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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