The Veteran's hallux valgus of both the left and right feet have been rated noncompensably disabling. The Board finds that the current disability levels are not significantly different from any other period during the appeal.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating under Diagnostic Codes 5280 or 5281, as the severity of the hallux valgus is mild to moderate and no surgical treatment has been received.
- Claimed conditions
- Hallux Valgus of the Left Foot, Hallux Valgus of the Right Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1530486
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, increased ratings for bilateral plantar fasciitis and metatarsalgia, and for left foot pes planus. The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for her increased rating of bilateral plantar fasciitis and metatarsalgia is denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right and left elbow disabilities, thoracic and lumbar spine disabilities, right knee disability (other than Osgood-Schlatter's disease), left knee disability (other than Osgood-Schlatter's disease), and compensation under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317 for an undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness.
- Granted
The Board granted increased ratings for bilateral pes planus, hallux valgus of the right and left feet, and degenerative joint disease of both feet. The Veteran's TDIU status from service-connected depressive disorder is also recognized.
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