Citation Nr: 21028206 Decision Date: 05/10/21 Archive Date: 05/10/21 DOCKET NO. 12-23 260 DATE: May 10, 2021 ISSUE Entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for right foot plantar wart. REMANDED Entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for right foot plantar wart is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from July 1978 to July 1982. The case is on appeal from a February 2011 rating decision. In March 2018, the Veteran testified before an undersigned Veterans Law Judge (VLJ) at a Board hearing. At a November 2020 Board hearing, the Veteran was advised that, because he had testified before two different VLJs, the claims listed on the title page would be addressed in a panel decision decided by both hearing VLJs and a third VLJ. See 38 C.F.R. § 20.604. The Veteran waived the right to attend a hearing before the third VLJ on the panel. See Arneson v. Shinseki, 24 Vet. App. 379, 386 (2011). Therefore, the issue is addressed herein by a three-VLJ panel that includes both hearing VLJs. Thereafter, in a February 2021 decision, the Board adjudicated scar, dermatitis, and hearing loss rating claims and remanded the present claim for additional development. Entitlement to an initial compensable disability rating for right foot plantar wart. The Veteran is seeking a compensable rating for a right foot plantar wart. During the March 2018 Board hearing, he stated that the plantar wart does not affect him at this point. However, during the November 2020 Board hearing, the Veteran reported that the wart is painful when walking and results in favoring his left side. He also submitted a letter written in August 2009 by a private physician. The physician reported that the Veteran has a wart on his right foot that gives him some discomfort. The Veteran was afforded an examination in regard to this disability in March 2010. He reported pain on the bottom of his right foot while standing or walking that ranges from 1 to 5 out of 10 in severity. He also reported experiencing difficulty with prolonged standing and walking. The examiner reported right foot tenderness, but denied the presence of painful motion, edema, disturbed circulation, weakness, atrophy, heat, redness, or instability. Pursuant to the June 2018 Board remand, the Veteran was afforded VA skin and scar examinations for his right foot plantar wart. However, he was not afforded an examination in regard to physical functional impairment caused by the wart. Pursuant to the February 2021 Board remand, the Veteran was afforded another VA skin examination for the claimed disability. However, the remand specifically requested a foot conditions examination. Therefore, another remand is necessary to afford the Veteran an appropriate examination for rating this condition. See Stegall v. West, 11 Vet. App. 268 (1998). The claim is REMANDED for the following action: Schedule the Veteran for an examination using the VA Foot Conditions Including Flatfoot (Pes Planus) form (see http://vbacoweb03.dva.va.gov/bl/21/DBQ/) to assess the physical functional impairment of the service-connected right foot plantar wart. The examiner should specifically state whether the condition results in moderate, moderately severe, or severe functional impairment. If there are flare-ups, but the examination is not conducted during a flare-up, the functional impact of a flare-up should be estimated. Michael A. Pappas Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans' Appeals A. C. MACKENZIE Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans' Appeals RYAN T. KESSEL Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans' Appeals Attorney for the Board D. Jimerfield The Board's decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.