The Veteran's left foot disability, characterized by severe malunion or nonunion of tarsal/metatarsal bones, warrants a 30 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows significant functional limitation and decreased range of motion in the left ankle/foot, which is best characterized as 'severe' under Diagnostic Codes 5283 and 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- post-operative congenital calcaneonavicular bar, left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1011344
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