The Veteran's bilateral flatfeet with bilateral pes cavus are now rated as a pronounced disability, effective March 22, 2018.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran’s bilateral flatfeet with bilateral pes cavus is more advantageously rated as a pronounced disability of the bilateral feet beginning from March 22, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Ankle Instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- August 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19160516
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