The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with heel spurs, plantar fasciitis, and ankle pain are currently rated at 50 percent prior to January 23, 2015, and the RO has granted separate ratings for left and right ankle calcaneal spurs. The Veteran is now in receipt of a combined rating of 70 percent for disabilities of the bilateral ankles and bilateral feet.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's disability picture does not warrant an evaluation higher than 50 percent prior to January 23, 2015, as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for such a rating. The RO has granted separate ratings for left and right ankle calcaneal spurs.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes planus with heel spurs, Plantar fasciitis, Ankle pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20066565
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disability, to include plantar fasciitis, as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or event related to the current condition.
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