The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for her service-connected right foot disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support entitlement to such a higher rating from September 15, 2014.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations showed objective findings consistent with marked deformity and functional impairment without meeting criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Disability, Flatfoot (Pes Planus), Plantar Fasciitis, Degenerative Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23056460
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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