The Veteran was granted a separate 10 percent rating for metatarsalgia, but no higher ratings were assigned for the bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's foot conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral flat feet, Metatarsalgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0904825
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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