The Veteran's bilateral foot disorder, neuropathy of the lower extremities (right and left), migraines, and nephrolithiasis have been granted service connection. The Veteran is assigned a 40 percent disability rating for his bilateral foot disorder, effective August 6, 2014.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the assignment of a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's bilateral foot disorder due to complete paralysis in both lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Disorder, Neuropathy of Lower Extremities (Right), Neuropathy of Lower Extremities (Left), Migraines, Nephrolithiasis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1434922
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