The Veteran's initial ratings for right foot plantar fasciitis, surgical scars of the bilateral shoulders, and gouty arthropathy as secondary to service-connected nephrolithiasis were granted. The rating for surgical scars of the bilateral shoulders was increased to 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder scars were manifested by pain, which warranted a higher rating than the initial 10 percent assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot plantar fasciitis, Gouty arthropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2016
- Citation
- 1622608
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