The Board denied the veteran's request for an extension of a temporary total evaluation based on convalescence for left foot surgery beyond September 30, 2022. The decision was based on the lack of severe postoperative residuals or immobilization by cast.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not experience severe postoperative residuals such as incompletely healed surgical wounds, stumps of recent amputations, therapeutic immobilization of one major joint or more, application of a body cast, or the necessity for house confinement, or the necessity for continued use of a wheelchair or crutches (regular weight-bearing prohibited).
- Claimed conditions
- left foot surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003854
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- Granted
The Veteran's left foot surgery on November 2, 2018 necessitated a period of convalescence from November 2, 2018, which continued for at least three months.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected left foot disability is currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating of 20 percent is not warranted based on the evidence of record. The Veteran's symptoms are described as moderate in nature with frequent flare-ups of severe pain, but his gait and posture remain normal, he has not used assistive devices for ambulation, there have been no abnormal shoe wear patterns, and he has not completely lost all functional use of his left foot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for further development regarding his claims, including a possible finding of presumed exposure to herbicides and an examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 20 percent for residuals of left foot surgery with plantar fasciitis, finding that his disability is no more than moderately severe.
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