The Veteran's service-connected left plantar fasciitis does not meet or nearly approximate the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent under any applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s symptoms, while painful, do not demonstrate severe flatfoot with objective evidence of marked deformity (pronation, abduction, etc.), pain on manipulation and use accentuated, indication of swelling on use, characteristic callosities; or evidence of a moderately severe foot disability as required for a rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Plantar Fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2016
- Citation
- 1640129
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