The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected residuals of a left great toe injury warrant a 10 percent disability rating, as his symptoms do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence does not indicate manifestations sufficient to warrant a higher than 10 percent disability rating under Diagnostic Codes 5280 and 5284. The appellant's symptomatology supports no more than a schedular rating of 10 percent for residuals of a left great toe injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left great toe injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0113170
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected left knee condition aggravated his residuals of a left great toe injury. The case will be returned for further development and an additional medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the service-connected left knee condition caused or aggravated the left great toe condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information regarding whether the left great toe condition is related to service or if it was caused by a service-connected disability. The Veteran's testimony and medical records will be reviewed for further clarification.
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