The Board denied a higher disability rating for retrocalcaneal bursitis with tenosynovitis, right ankle and dismissed the appeal of the proposed reduction in the disability rating for flatfoot (pes planus) with plantar fasciitis, right foot. The claim for service connection for a left foot disability was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating due to limited motion that did not meet the criteria for a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5271. The appeal of the proposed reduction was dismissed as there was no valid AOJ decision with which the Veteran could disagree, and the claim for service connection for a left foot disability required further development.
- Claimed conditions
- retrocalcaneal bursitis with tenosynovitis, right ankle, flatfoot (pes planus) with plantar fasciitis, right foot, left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037187
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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