The Veteran's service-connected right and left foot plantar warts disabilities are rated at 20 percent each, with no higher ratings granted due to the severity of symptoms not warranting a higher rating under applicable diagnostic codes.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support findings that either condition more closely approximates severe impairment or other criteria for a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot plantar warts, Left foot plantar warts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23004118
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of June 1, 2010 for the award of service connection for right foot plantar warts. The claim was pending due to a Notice of Disagreement filed in August 2011 and not followed by a Statement of the Case (SOC). An initial compensable evaluation is denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's right foot plantar warts are currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating. The claim for TDIU on an extraschedular basis was granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to missing Social Security Administration (SSA) records and need for additional medical examinations.
- Denied
The veteran's claim for financial assistance in the purchase of an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment, or for adaptive equipment only is denied as he does not meet the criteria for entitlement to this benefit.
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