The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's bilateral plantar warts, finding that there were no less than five separate callus formations on his feet. The TDIU claim was denied as the evidence did not show that the service-connected condition prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed a minimum of five separate callus formations on the Veteran's feet, which are analogous to painful scars under DC 7804. The Board found no evidence showing that these conditions prevented the Veteran from engaging in substantial gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Plantar Warts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 6, 2026
- Citation
- A26031282
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Related decisions
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- Granted
The Board has restored a 30 percent evaluation for service-connected bilateral plantar warts effective November 1, 2017.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral plantar warts are rated at a 20 percent disability rating throughout the appeal period, based on the presence of painful and unstable scars.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral plantar warts prior to April 19, 2006 were not productive of loss of use of either foot.,From April 19, 2006 to December 15, 2015, the evidence more closely approximated moderate severity for left foot plantar warts. After this date, there is no evidence showing severe disability.,The Veteran's right foot amputation was not due to his plantar warts.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney disability and bilateral plantar warts, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating her claim. The rating for bilateral plantar warts remains unchanged.
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