Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for bilateral pes planus, but not higher, effective January 6, 2023. The right and left knee service connection claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The disability picture more nearly approximated the criteria required for a 50 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5276 due to marked pronation and extreme tenderness of the plantar surfaces of the feet, despite not meeting all criteria for the maximum rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090554
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