Achilles tendinopathy is rated under diagnostic code 5024 by analogy to limitation of ankle motion under 5271 at 10 or 20 percent.
Achilles tendon rupture residuals are rated under diagnostic code 5271 by analogy to limitation of ankle motion at 10 or 20 percent.
Ankle limitation of motion is rated under diagnostic code 5271 at 10 or 20 percent based on moderate or marked limitation.
Ankle osteoarthritis is rated under diagnostic code 5271 by limitation of ankle motion at 10 or 20 percent.
Pes planus is rated under diagnostic code 5276 at 0, 10, 20, 30, or 50 percent based on severity and whether the condition is unilateral or bilateral.
Foot injuries not covered by a specific code are rated under diagnostic code 5284: 10 percent for moderate, 20 percent for moderately severe, and 30 percent for severe residuals, with actual loss of use of the foot rating 40 percent. Bilateral weak foot (5277) is rated on the underlying condition with a 10 percent minimum.
Hallux rigidus (stiff great toe) is rated under diagnostic code 5281 at 10 percent for severe involvement.
Hallux valgus (bunion) is rated under diagnostic code 5280 at 0 or 10 percent based on severity and surgical history.
Hammer toes are rated under diagnostic code 5282 at 0 or 10 percent based on the number of toes affected and surgical history.
Anterior metatarsalgia is rated under diagnostic code 5279 at 10 percent, whether one foot or both are affected. When the pain comes from Morton's neuroma, the same code applies; other foot diagnoses such as hammer toes or hallux valgus are rated under their own codes.
Morton's neuroma (metatarsalgia) is rated under diagnostic code 5279 at 10 percent for unilateral or bilateral involvement.
Pes cavus is rated under diagnostic code 5278 at 0, 10, 20, 30, or 50 percent based on the degree of deformity and bilateral involvement.
Plantar fasciitis is rated under diagnostic code 5269 at 10, 20, 30, or 40 percent based on whether it is unilateral or bilateral, the response to treatment, and any loss of use of the foot.
Plantar fibroma is rated by analogy under 38 CFR 4.71a, diagnostic code 5279 (anterior metatarsalgia), which carries a single 10 percent level whether one or both feet are affected. A higher rating requires a different code that matches the actual disability picture, such as other foot injuries under DC 5284 (10 to 30 percent, 40 with actual loss of use of the foot).
Sesamoiditis is rated under 38 CFR 4.71a DC 5283 (foot, malunion) by analogy at 10 to 30 percent based on functional impairment.