The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent disability rating for cervicalgia and a 50 percent disability rating for bilateral pes planus, as the reductions were not factually supported.
The deciding factor: The March 2022 VA examinations did not provide sufficient evidence to support the reduction in ratings due to inadequate discussion of pain and functional loss, and the Veteran's lay statements regarding worsening conditions were not adequately addressed.
- Claimed conditions
- cervicalgia, bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063644
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.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted a separate rating of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis effective February 1, 2023.
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