The Board has granted an evaluation of 20 percent for each foot's metatarsalgia, status-post toe surgery with hammertoes.
The deciding factor: The veteran's complaints and clinical findings supported the need for a higher evaluation based on her symptoms and physical examination results.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot metatarsalgia, Right foot metatarsalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0206734
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What this means for you
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