The Veteran's bilateral pes planus is granted a 30 percent rating, effective from the date of claim. Service connection for hyperkeratotic lesions is granted but not rated as they do not meet criteria for compensation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s pes planus met the criteria for a 30 percent rating under DC 5276 due to functional impairment indicative of severe flat feet, including pain on manipulation and use accentuated with characteristic calluses. Hyperkeratotic lesions did not meet criteria for compensation as they were rated under DC 7899-7824 and did not involve more than 5% of the entire body or exposed areas.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Bilateral Pes Planus"}, {"condition_name":"Hyperkeratotic Lesions of the Feet"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074225
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.
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