The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for flat feet, a rating in excess of 50 percent for left hip total replacement, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of fracture, distal shafts of the first and second metatarsals, left foot. The Veteran was also denied a separate rating for nerve damage of the posterior tibial nerve associated with residual gunshot wound to Muscle Group X, left foot and ankle.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's pes planus is congenital and not shown to be aggravated by service or due to any superimposed injury. The left hip total replacement was not shown to meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 50 percent. The residuals of fracture, distal shafts of the first and second metatarsals, left foot did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent. The nerve damage of the posterior tibial nerve associated with residual gunshot wound to Muscle Group X, left foot and ankle was found to be present but not sufficient to warrant a separate rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Flat Feet, Left Hip Total Replacement, Residuals of Fracture, Distal Shafts of the First and Second Metatarsals, Left Foot, Keloid Scar of Right Forehead
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0930424
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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