The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for the veteran's bilateral flat foot disability, finding that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5276.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not reveal a disability picture that more nearly approximates that of pronounced, bilateral flat feet.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0622797
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 22, 1994, for the award of service connection for bilateral flat foot.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of November 12, 2020, for the initial rating of 50 percent for bilateral flat foot.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all pending claims as he has an overall 100 percent disability rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral flat foot, left and right knee disorders, left leg disorder, right hip disorder, prostate disorder, lower back disorder, and bilateral lower extremity neuropathy/radiculopathy, to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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