The Board granted the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for left hallux valgus with a 10 percent disability rating. A separate 10 percent disability rating was also granted for neurological impairment of the left foot (foot drop). The veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle condition is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a separate diagnosis or distinct condition for the left ankle, and thus service connection cannot be established.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Hallux Valgus, Neurological Impairment of Left Foot (Foot Drop)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0633329
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Decisions by this judge: 2,421 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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