The Board has determined that the veteran's nerve disorder of the right foot, affecting the sural nerve, warrants a disability rating of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examination findings and medical history provided sufficient evidence to support a finding of severe incomplete paralysis of the posterior tibial nerve, which corresponds to a 20% evaluation under Diagnostic Code 8525 for neuritis.
- Claimed conditions
- laceration, dorsolateral aspect, 5th metatarsal, right foot, sural nerve neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0736566
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Veteran's sural nerve neuropathies of the left and right lower extremities are rated at 10 percent each, with a combined rating of 20 percent. The conditions have been found to be service-connected based on their direct relationship to his in-service ankle surgeries.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a nerve disorder of the right lower extremity, specifically laceration and neuropathy involving the sural nerve. The veteran's disability is currently rated at 10 percent.
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