The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for right and left foot pes planus, metatarsalgia, and plantar fasciitis, an effective date of April 22, 2020, for the grant of service connection for right and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and a TDIU. However, it denied higher ratings for bilateral cavus and compensable disability ratings for scars.

The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran met the criteria for earlier effective dates for certain conditions but did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or compensable disability ratings for others.

Claimed conditions

right foot pes cavus, left foot pes cavus, right foot hammer toes with degenerative arthritis, left foot hammer toes with degenerative arthritis, right foot pes planus, left foot pes planus, right foot metatarsalgia, left foot metatarsalgia, right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, right toe scar, left toe scar

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 21, 2025

Citation

A25090878

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