The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's left foot lis franc injury with fusion and residual arthritis, effective from September 14, 2017. The decision finds that the symptoms are severe but do not result in total loss of use of the left foot.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found the Veteran's left foot lis franc condition to be severely symptomatic, warranting a 30 percent disability rating under DC 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot lis franc injury, residual arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2023
- Citation
- 23058657
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