The Veteran's service-connected Morton's neuroma in the bilateral feet is rated at 10 percent, effective from October 20, 2023. The Board denied entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for this condition. For left and right foot hallux valgus, the Board found no evidence warranting a compensable disability rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected Morton's neuroma was rated at 10 percent under Diagnostic Code 5269 due to bilateral plantar fasciitis. The Board noted that the highest possible rating for Morton's disease is also 10 percent, and as there were no symptoms not contemplated in Diagnostic Code 5279, a separate rating of 10 percent was assigned for each foot. For left and right foot hallux valgus, the Board found no evidence warranting a compensable disability rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Morton's neuroma in the bilateral feet, left foot hallux valgus, right foot hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26013907
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