Granted
The Board granted a maximum 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral flatfoot, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed extreme tenderness and accentuated pain on use and manipulation of the feet, which are characteristics specifically contemplated by the 50 percent disability rating criteria under DC 5276.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flatfoot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019222
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