The veteran's appeal involves multiple foot and knee disabilities, as well as a headache disorder. The right hip disability is not found to be service-connected or related to other conditions. Ratings of 10% are assigned for the left foot bone spur with plantar fasciitis, right foot heel spur with plantar fasciitis, and residuals of a right knee injury with degenerative changes. A separate rating of 30% is granted for migraine headaches. The umbilical herniorrhaphy residuals receive a 10% rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service records do not show any documented hip disability during or after service, and there is no evidence linking the current right hip pain to his service-connected foot disabilities. His left thumb condition does not meet criteria for separate ratings under diagnostic codes. The Board finds that the veteran has a chronic disease of the feet (traumatic arthritis) but does not have a compensable rating as he does not have any additional limitation of motion or other disabling symptoms beyond those already considered in his current 10% rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Bone Spur of Left Foot with Plantar Fasciitis, Gamekeeper's Thumb of Left, Dominant Hand, Heel Spur of Right Foot with Plantar Fasciitis, Migraine Headaches, Residuals of a Right Knee Injury with Degenerative Changes, Residuals of an Umbilical Herniorrhaphy, Right Hip Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0637052
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that her current 10 percent rating adequately reflects her symptoms and limitations.
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