The Veteran's bilateral trench foot disabilities, including associated peripheral neuropathy, were granted maximum ratings of 30 percent each. However, the presence of peripheral neuropathy necessitates separate evaluations under Diagnostic Code (DC) 8520 for each affected lower extremity.
The deciding factor: Peripheral neuropathy was separately evaluated as a distinct condition due to its association with the Veteran's trench foot disabilities and not already considered in the original ratings based on cold injury residuals (DC 7122).
- Claimed conditions
- left trench foot, right trench foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1407376
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