The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for each foot, effective from the date of claim.
The deciding factor: The veteran's residuals of stress fractures were found to meet the criteria for a 20 percent evaluation based on moderate severe impairment in both feet.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Stress Fracture, Left Foot Stress Fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 6, 2007
- Citation
- 0734947
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