The Board has determined that the veteran's painful keratosis of the right foot warrants a 10 percent evaluation since May 22, 2001. The highest schedular rating available for this condition is 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The veteran's keratosis does not meet criteria for a higher evaluation on either a schedular or extraschedular basis.
- Claimed conditions
- painful keratosis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0839476
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The Board denied reopening the claim for residuals of a fracture of the left eardrum with hearing loss, and the RO denied an evaluation for painful keratosis of the right foot. The appeal is denied.
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- Denied
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