The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for his bilateral foot disorders has been granted, and he is now rated at the maximum schedular disability rating available. His claim for TDIU has also been granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral flatfoot disorder met the criteria for a 50 percent rating under DC 5276 of the Rating Schedule, which corresponds to pronounced bilateral flatfoot.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flatfoot (pes planus), hallux valgus, nonunion of the fifth metatarsals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2018
- Citation
- 1826195
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hallux valgus, finding no competent and credible evidence linking her current condition to active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral flatfoot is related to his service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral flatfoot (pes planus), left knee disability, right knee disability, psychiatric disability, and erectile dysfunction. The claims are based on direct evidence of a nexus to service.
- Granted
The Veteran's left foot metatarsalgia is granted as secondary to his service-connected left foot Lisfranc fracture and other disabilities. The Veteran's TDIU benefits from December 1, 2023 are denied due to his employment as a government tax collector.
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