The Board has determined that the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot disabilities, including metatarsalgia with calcaneal spurs and osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joints, was denied as there is no competent evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show any chronic foot disability related to the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral metatarsalgia, bilateral calcaneal spurs, bilateral osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joints, left talo-calcaneal coalition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0828384
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and ratings have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for her bilateral foot disabilities was denied, with the maximum schedular rating of 50 percent being assigned. The claim for increased rating of her left ankle achilles tendonitis disability was also denied.,The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for the left ankle achilles tendonitis due to moderate limited motion (less than 15 degrees dorsiflexion or less than 30 degrees plantar flexion). The Veteran's knee disorder secondary to her service-connected foot disabilities was also remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for bilateral calcaneal spurs are denied. The Board finds that the earliest possible effective date has already been assigned, as the Veteran's claim was received on February 11, 2011.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral metatarsalgia as there is no evidence of a current disability.
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