The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus and degenerative changes are currently rated at 30 percent, but the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.,Service connection for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and an acquired psychiatric disorder are both denied as secondary to service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of pronounced pes planus with marked pronation, inward displacement, or severe spasm of the achilles tendon. The Veteran's symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5276.,Service connection is denied as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus and hallux valgus because there is no evidence that these conditions caused or aggravated the claimed disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus and degenerative changes, degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, an acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20041769
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