The veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus is rated at 50 percent due to pronounced symptomatology, including marked pronation and pain on manipulation.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrates that the veteran experiences severe symptoms such as marked pronation, pain on manipulation, tenderness, malalignment of the Achilles tendon, and the use of orthodics that do not work well, which correspond to the criteria for a 50 percent evaluation under Diagnostic Code 5276.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 28, 2008
- Citation
- 0810409
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's passing during its pendency.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral flat feet, finding that the condition increased in severity during active-duty service and was not due to the natural progression of the disease.
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