The Veteran's claim for service connection for right tarsal tunnel syndrome is granted. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to potential pre-existing condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of right tarsal tunnel syndrome and concluded it was caused by his service-connected right and left ankle disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right tarsal tunnel syndrome, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24040278
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected right and left tarsal tunnel syndrome have been assigned a combined 60 percent evaluation, which is the maximum schedular evaluation available for both feet under the amputation rule. The Veteran cannot be granted increased evaluations for these disabilities as they are not manifested by functional impairment such that no effective function remains other than what would be equally well served by an amputation with prosthesis.
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