The veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disability, characterized by corns and calluses, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's disability picture does not more closely approximate a higher percentage evaluation based on the facts found during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- corns, calluses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0636096
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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