The Veteran's bilateral pes planus has been rated at 30 percent since February 27, 2012. The Board has now granted a maximum rating of 50 percent for the condition throughout the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran’s bilateral pes planus had symptoms consistent with extreme tenderness of plantar surfaces, marked inward displacement and severe spasm of the Achilles tendon on manipulation, which warranted an initial 50% rating under Diagnostic Code 5276.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188648
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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
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and bilateral ankle disability, finding that the Veteran's preexisting conditions were not aggravated by his military service.
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