Flat feet

[Whodat]

Sitting in my lazyboy, just researching because can't do too much because of my pain. 

Let's see how I can communicate this effectively. I am service connected for Pes planus and Plantar fasciitis at 50%. Doing my research, this disability can cause other disabilities such as knees and back problems which I do have both with a diagnosis. 

As far as my back condition, it is currently on appeal as it has been since 2017.

I had filed for direct service connection for knees and back and was denied. 

If the VAMC recognizes that I have DDD/spondylosis and knee tendonitis, even though I did not file it as a secondary claim, if the medical professionals know that flat feet can cause these conditions, why wouldn't the VA consider it as a secondary condition? Why should I have to go back and re file to include secondary? 

 

[Whodat]

Thanks GB. Actually I am at 89 which rounded me up to 90. I did the math and I only need 40 to get me into the 100  percent club.

 

[GBArmy]

Whodat

I believe your math is wrong. Use a VA math Calculator; there are several on the internet. I just used your estimate of another 40% rating and only got 93.52%

It really is a 70% need. Just saying so you can plan accordingly.

[blahsaysme2u]

just lil help here...not sure its 70 either...i used H&P

 

this is what he is rated at how- its 89 but does round to 90:

with a rating of 40% would only bump to 94%

 

with 50% it would jump to 100%

 

remember VA math is funny...once you get to a % the next SC% only takes away from the remaining....

being rated at 90% leaves 10% and in order to get over the 95% hump you need at least half of the 10% remaining....hope that helps...i am certainly no expert but just trying to help the conversation. if i missed something please let me know

[Whodat]

Yes you are right.  I have an active appeal open right now. Hopefully that will put me there. 

I have filed for other things like knees migraines but denied of course so I am going to appeal those as well.