The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for bilateral pes planus with bunions were denied. The RO granted service connection and assigned a 10 percent disability rating effective June 9, 2000, and a 30 percent disability rating effective September 8, 2010. A 50 percent rating was granted from July 26, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with bunions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under the applicable rating schedule and there were no new or material evidence to reopen his service connection claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes planus with bunions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1335678
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