The Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot callous formation disabilities have been rated as severe throughout the appeal period, warranting a 30 percent rating for each foot since April 1, 2010.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's bilateral foot callouses resulted in symptoms including pain on walking and decreased mobility, which were consistent with a severe disability picture under DC 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative plantar callous, left foot, postoperative plantar callous, right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1810940
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