The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left ankle and assigned May 14, 1997 as its effective date. The veteran's right great toe amputation with limitation of motion of the right ankle was already rated at maximum disability levels.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on aggravation of a pre-existing condition (right great toe amputation) and secondary to degenerative joint disease of the left ankle.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the left ankle, Limitation of motion of the right ankle, Painful scar as residual of traumatic amputation of the right great toe at the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 12, 2000
- Citation
- 0027127
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- Granted
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