Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's low back disability and right foot pes planus with degenerative joint disease of the navicular bone, dismissed earlier effective date claims, and remanded service connection claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria necessary to warrant higher ratings under applicable rating codes. The Board also found no basis for an earlier effective date or remanded additional service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Right foot pes planus with degenerative joint disease of the navicular bone, Left ankle strain, Right ankle strain, Left foot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096304
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