The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for right foot pes planus and granted a separate initial rating of 10 percent for right foot tenosynovitis of the peroneus longus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right foot pes planus did not meet the criteria for a higher rating, but her right foot tenosynovitis of the peroneus longus was found to be moderate in severity and warranted a separate 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot pes planus, right foot tenosynovitis of the peroneus longus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020873
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 703 · Granted: 47% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
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