The Board has determined that the veteran's arthritis of the left great toe is not service connected, and his right knee disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 20 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no indication that the left toe condition was secondary to the service-connected right knee arthritic condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0709911
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