The veteran's intractable plantar keratosis and painful IPK of the right foot are currently evaluated at 10 percent, but do not warrant an increased evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's disability warrants a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- intractable plantar keratosis, painful IPK
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2007
- Citation
- 0712029
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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