The Veteran's right and left feet disabilities have been rated as moderate foot injuries, resulting in a 10 percent disability rating for each foot.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records consistently indicated the presence of pain, tenderness, and nodules/fibromas in both feet, which are consistent with moderate foot injuries under DC 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- Plantar fibromatosis of the right foot, Plantar neuroma with calcaneal spur (right foot), Plantar fibroma and plantar neuroma (left foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1447295
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