The veteran's degenerative disc disease of C5-6, with right radiculopathy, and a disability of the right great toe (bunion) are both found to be service-connected. The veteran is currently assigned a 10% disability rating for his left hallux rigidus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's current symptoms more likely than not do not have a direct relationship to his period of military service, but provided no rationale to support this conclusion or to refute the findings in the veteran's medical history. The examiner also stated that the right foot complaints had no significant objective findings and no disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of C5-6, with right radiculopathy, Disability of the right great toe (bunion)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0716624
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