The RO granted a 10 percent rating for left foot hammertoes effective October 24, 2001. Prior to this date, the veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that prior to December 1, 2000, the veteran's hammertoes involved hammering of all toes but without clawfoot, which does not warrant a higher rating. Since December 1, 2000, the condition has involved hammering of all toes (without clawfoot), meeting the criteria for a 10 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Hammertoes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0622486
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,196 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral foot conditions, precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would have otherwise qualified him during the period from October 21, 2015 through October 10, 2018.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for the Veteran's bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and metatarsalgia as of October 7, 2013. The decision also addressed right foot hammertoes and left foot hammertoes, granting noncompensable evaluations effective September 9, 2009.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was reopened and granted. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence shows that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of PTSD for VA purposes. Service connection is also granted for sleep apnea, right foot hammertoes, left foot hammertoes, skin disorder (including elbows, knees, and hands), IBS, and GERD.
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