The Veteran's bilateral foot disability, including hammertoes, corns, and calluses, is currently rated at 10 percent. The Board found that a higher rating was not warranted prior to April 15, 2006, but granted an initial rating of 20 percent as of that date. The effective date for the grant of service connection remains June 15, 1999.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's foot disability is currently rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 5276 (flatfoot) due to moderate symptoms including calluses and mild deformities such as hammertoes. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating prior to April 15, 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, hammertoes, corns, calluses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0928973
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disability is related to his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for a new examination to address the Veteran's lay statements regarding her symptoms during service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disability and back disability have been granted due to the submission of new evidence. The AOJ is required to readjudicate these claims.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew her appeals for the service connection of multiple conditions, including low back disability, bilateral foot disability, cervical spine disability, migraines, right hand and shoulder disabilities, right wrist disability, asthma (claimed as Gulf War Syndrome), chronic fatigue syndrome, dysmenorrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, and sleep disability. As a result, these claims are dismissed.
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