The veteran's claim for an increased rating on her service-connected bilateral pes planus and hallux valgus with bunions, deformed right talonavicular joint and displaced posterior tibial tendons, bilaterally is denied as the disability is already rated at its maximum.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disability (specifically classified as bilateral pes planus) is currently rated at 50 percent under Diagnostic Code 5276. The evidence does not support a higher rating based on marked interference with employment or frequent hospitalization, and the criteria for an extraschedular evaluation are not met.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, hallux valgus with bunions, deformed right talonavicular joint, displaced posterior tibial tendons
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0620739
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral ankle disability, finding that the Veteran's preexisting conditions were not aggravated by his military service.
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