The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus and denied an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for a left ankle disability based on limitation of motion, but granted a separate 10 percent disability rating for a left ankle disability based on instability.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively demonstrate the necessary symptoms or impairments to warrant higher ratings under the relevant diagnostic codes.

Claimed conditions

bilateral pes planus, left ankle disability (instability)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 23, 2025

Citation

A25091689

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