The Board has determined that the veteran's Morton's neuroma of the left foot, characterized by mild, incomplete paralysis of the internal popliteal nerve (tibial), warrants a 10 percent disability rating effective June 1, 1975.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the veteran's impairment was best approximated by the criteria for the 10 percent rating, but not more than a 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Morton's neuroma of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0638285
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