The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a disability rating of 30 percent for his service-connected bilateral plantar callosities, hammer toes, and plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The objective findings associated with the service-connected disability include competent evidence of a marked deformity in the form of four hammer toes on each foot, pain on manipulation and use of the feet, indication of swelling on use of the feet, and callosities of both feet. These findings meet the criteria for a 30 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5276.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral plantar callosities, hammer toes, plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0624591
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