The veteran's appeal for an increased rating and service connection for his right foot disability, as well as secondary service connection for his ankle and hip degenerative joint diseases, was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding of moderate severe disability under the provisions of Diagnostic Code 5284 or malunion/nonunion of the metatarsals under Diagnostic Code 5283. The examiner found no functional loss due to pain and noted that the veteran's gait was normal without use of any assistive device.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of fracture to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd metatarsals of the right foot with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0724587
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