The Board has determined that the veteran's fracture of the left fifth metatarsal is no more than moderately disabling and does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding of more than moderate severity for the veteran's left metatarsal fracture, despite his complaints of intermittent pain.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the left fifth metatarsal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0603083
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 362 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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