The Board found that the veteran's right great toe condition is primarily manifested by pain and limited motion, warranting a 20% rating. The secondary service connection claim for a right leg condition was denied as there was no competent medical evidence establishing a nexus between the service-connected right great toe disorder and any current right leg condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's right leg problems are unrelated to his service-connected right great toe injury.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured right great toe, right leg condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0609729
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, and the Veteran's right leg condition is related to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right leg, left leg, left knee, and left ankle conditions due to errors in prior decisions.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death. The claims for service connection have not been decided.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a right leg condition has been withdrawn, and the appeal is dismissed. The Board also remanded the issue of an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy.
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