The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for bilateral pes planus with posterior heel spurs, as well as secondary service connection for a low back disability, were denied. The Board found no evidence of an in-service elbow injury or disease, thus denying the claim for service connection for a bilateral elbow disability. For the bilateral pes planus with posterior heel spurs, the Veteran's symptoms are currently manifested by moderate symptoms including pain on use of the feet without characteristic callosities or marked deformity, warranting a 10% rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish an in-service elbow injury or disease. The Veteran's current bilateral pes planus with posterior heel spurs is currently rated as 10% disabling based on moderate symptoms including pain on use of the feet without characteristic callosities or marked deformity.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Elbow Disability, Low Back Disability (secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2011
- Citation
- 1101709
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What this means for you
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