The Board has determined that the veteran's bunion of the left foot is not related to his service-connected plantar wart, and thus denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's bunion to his service-connected plantar wart or any other condition incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bunion of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2005
- Citation
- 0505996
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left foot bunion and a compensable rating for a right big toe scar, while remanding several other issues including entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent for right foot bunion deformity, ovarian cyst, persistent depressive disorder dysthymia (also claimed as generalized anxiety disorder), cervical strain, and superficial numbness, right distal outer ear.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of the lumbosacral spine and tinnitus have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, pes planus, and bunions of the feet were denied due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for pre-existing bunion of the left foot and right foot, finding that these conditions were aggravated by active military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's bunion of the left foot has been rated as 10 percent disabling since December 17, 2008. The Board found that this rating is appropriate given her symptoms and findings.
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