The Board has determined that the appellant's left great toe amputation is not related to service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner stated that the amputation was due to a nonhealing atherosclerotic ulcer with osteomyelitis, but did not relate it to any incident in service.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0615895
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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: Denied
The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for amputation of the left great toe and granted a separate 10 percent rating for calluses of the left foot. The amputation was not rated higher due to the absence of removal of the metatarsal head, while the calluses were found to be moderate in severity.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for amputation of the left great toe and a left foot hammertoe deformity (toes two through five) as secondary to amputation of the left great toe due to new evidence. The issues have been raised but not fully addressed.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded three issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including diabetes mellitus and its secondary effects on peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and amputation of the left great toe. The decision notes that more recent VA treatment records are needed to determine if the Veteran now meets the criteria for a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran seeks compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 for amputations of his legs and a stroke, alleging that improper delay in treatment by VA led to these conditions.
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