The Veteran's foot disabilities have been granted increased ratings, with a combined rating of 40 percent. The Board has also remanded the issues regarding service connection for bilateral ankle and knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence is insufficient to establish that the Veteran has current diagnoses or functional impairment in earning capacity related to his ankles or knees.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Hammertoe, Left Foot Hammertoe, Plantar Callosities in Right Foot, Metatarsal Splaying in Right Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 29, 2019
- Citation
- A19003199
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