The Veteran's bilateral foot disability, including right first toe arthritis and plantar fasciitis, is rated at 50 percent prior to February 9, 2016. A separate 10 percent rating was granted for the right first toe MTP joint arthritis prior to that date. The low back disability remains denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a higher rating for any issue raised in this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis, Right First Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) Joint Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Distorted Great Toe Nail
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189099
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What this means for you
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), and multiple musculoskeletal conditions but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected conditions and denied service connection for several additional conditions, including tinnitus, chronic sinusitis, left sciatic radicular pain of the left leg, traumatic brain injury (TBI), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), chronic fatigue syndrome, and a back disorder.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, bilateral flatfeet, and tinnitus, assigned an initial 10 percent rating for sinusitis, and remanded claims related to ankle and respiratory disabilities.
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