CCK Court win will help many veterans obtain more compensation

The Board of Veterans’ Appeals found that the Veteran was not entitled to a compensable rating for her bilateral foot disability. The Board failed to consider 38 C.F.R. § 4.59 (2016) in rendering its decision. That regulation allows for a minimum compensable rating for a painful joint disability. The Veteran had a painful foot joint disability.
The Court held that the Board erred when it failed to consider § 4.59 in denying a compensable rating for the Veteran’s painful, bilateral foot disability. The Court held the regulation is not limited to the evaluation of a musculoskeletal disability under diagnostic codes that are predicated on range of motion measurements, as the Secretary argued. A minimum compensable rating under § 4.59 should be awarded on evidence of an actually painful, unstable, or malaligned joint. The Court afforded the Secretary’s interpretation of the regulation no deference, as it was not the Secretary’s considered view on the matter.
To listen to CCK’s oral argument, click here.
To read the Court’s precedential decision, click here.
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