The Board has denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected hallux valgus of both feet, finding that the current evidence does not support a rating higher than the currently assigned 10 percent disability rating.
The deciding factor: The VA examination and medical records do not show more than moderate impairment in either foot, which is consistent with the current 10 percent rating assigned under Diagnostic Code 5280 for hallux valgus.
- Claimed conditions
- hallux valgus, degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0619216
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What this means for you
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