The Veteran's right foot tendonitis is currently rated as 10 percent disabling, and a separate 10 percent rating for metatarsalgia is also assigned. The disability does not warrant an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has tenderness over the second and third distal metatarsals, callus formation on the plantar surface and little toe, but no objective findings of flat feet, weak foot, claw foot, hallux rigidus, hammer toe or malunion or nonunion of the tarsal or metatarsal bones secondary to the right foot tendonitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Tendonitis, Metatarsalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1221152
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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