The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection have been denied. The initial evaluation for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis remains at 10 percent, while the lumbar strain with intervertebral disc syndrome is rated at 30 percent as of April 8, 2008. Service connection has not been established for prolactin-secreting pituitary tumor, sleep apnea, or residuals of breast reduction and right thumb sprain.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the assignment of higher evaluations for the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, Lumbar strain with intervertebral disc syndrome, Prolactin-secreting pituitary tumor with elevated prolacting levels (claimed as hormone irregularity), Sleep apnea (claimed as a sleep disorder), Residuals of breast reduction, Residuals of right thumb sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0912535
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