The veteran's bilateral pes cavus with hammertoes and calluses have been granted service connection, effective from November 16, 2005. The right and left knee disorders are not service connected as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hammertoes.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's bilateral knee and back degenerative conditions were not related to his hammertoes due to intrinsic arthritis and obesity.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disorder","status":"Reopened"}, {"condition_name":"Left Knee Disorder","status":"Reopened"}, Degenerative Changes of the Lumbosacral Spine, Bilateral Pes Cavus with Hammertoes and Calluses
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635155
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