The veteran's appeal is granted, and he is now rated at 20 percent for his right foot disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current evaluation of 10% was inadequate to reflect the severity of the veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a right hallux valgus deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0637116
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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