The Veteran's service-connected bilateral flat feet with calluses have been granted an initial 50 percent evaluation, the maximum schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 5276.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s bilateral flat feet with calluses manifested with extreme tenderness of plantar surfaces of the feet not improved by orthopedic shoes or appliances, warranting a 50% evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral flat feet, Calluses on the forefoot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146455
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
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