The appeal regarding the proposed disability rating reduction from 40 percent to noncompensable for right elbow contusion with limited flexion is dismissed. The appellant's claim of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis with plantar release surgery, excluding the temporary total convalescence period, is denied.
The deciding factor: The proposed reduction from 40 percent to noncompensable was not final and thus does not place the issue in appellate status. The appellant's claim of entitlement to a disability rating higher than 50 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis with plantar release surgery remains denied as there is no evidence that warrants such an increase.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis with Plantar Release Surgery, Right Elbow Contusion with Limited Flexion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2026
- Citation
- A26020203
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