<aside> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/b4570824-7513-4695-8bf4-ed50fd3799f6/servicebell.png" alt="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/b4570824-7513-4695-8bf4-ed50fd3799f6/servicebell.png" width="40px" /> There is NO separate diagnostic code for Plantar Fasciitis, so it’s most commonly assigned a VA rating analogous to diagnostic code 5276, Flatfoot, Acquired.
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| VA Disability Rating Schedule for Pes Planus | Rating |
|---|---|
| Code 5276 Flatfoot, Acquired: | |
| Pronounced; marked pronation, extreme tenderness of plantar surfaces of the feet, marked inward displacement and severe spasm of the tendo Achilles on manipulation, not improved by orthopedic shoes or appliances | |
| Bilateral (both feet) | 50% |
| Unilateral (one foot) | 30% |
| Severe; objective evidence of marked deformity (pronation, abduction, etc.), pain on manipulation and use accentuated, indication of swelling on use, characteristic callosities: | |
| Bilateral (both feet) | 30% |
| Unilateral (one foot) | 20% |
| Moderate; weight-bearing line over or medial to great toe, inward bowing of the tendo Achilles, pain on manipulation and use of the feet, bilateral or unilateral | 10% |
| Mild; symptoms relieved by built-up shoe or arch support | 0% |
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<aside> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/dcc52828-b9ba-4fb4-8b9a-3bfd718d47ec/foodforthought.png" alt="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/secure.notion-static.com/dcc52828-b9ba-4fb4-8b9a-3bfd718d47ec/foodforthought.png" width="40px" /> An important requirement for VA disability rating purposes is whether your foot condition is congenital or acquired. “Congenital” means a disease or physical abnormality that’s been present since birth whereas “Acquired” means a disease or physical abnormality that developed after birth. Congenital Plantar Fasciitis is NOT compensable or pensionable unless you’re claiming aggravation of a pre-service condition.
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According to CFR 38, Part 3, §3.306 Aggravation of Preservice Disability, “A preexisting injury or disease will be considered to have been aggravated by active military, naval, or air service, where there is an increase in disability during such service, unless there is a specific finding that the increase in disability is due to the natural progress of the disease.”
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