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30percentermovingup
Hello, it's been a while since I posted and I looked for an answer everywhere and I could not find one.
I am 50% disabled for bilateral pes planus.
The question is when I received my bilateral AFOs. They knew they made my condition better. The question I have is on loss of use bilateral feet. In 2014 when I was issued the AFOs should I not have gotten loss of use. The way I understand it is if an orthotic is the same or makes it better it's considered loss of use. In that case. If I file can I file for back pay for loss of use.
I am not a writer, nor am I a speaker. I hope that you may understand this.
Thank you so much for not closing down. By the way. This site has helped me greatly in the past.
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First off, Being issued AFOs or wearing AFOs does not constitute loss of use. Loss of use of feet can only be determined by a VA rater. Refer to 38 CFR 3.350 to see what constitutes loss of use of fee
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