Granted
The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus and a 20 percent rating for his lumbar spine disorder.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 VA examiner characterized the Veteran's bilateral pes planus as 'severe,' while the lumbar spine disorder was found to have limited forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine greater than 30 degrees but not greater than 60 degrees, warranting a 20 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, lumbar spine disorder (lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and retrolisthesis L4 - L5)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020709
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