The veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection were partially granted. The lumbosacral strain claim was denied, the right fifth metatarsal fracture claim was granted with a 20% evaluation, left hammertoes status post arthroplasty (toes two through five) prior to April 6, 2001 were denied and from June 1, 2001 onwards were granted with a compensable evaluation, and the bilateral trochanteric bursitis claim was granted as secondary to service-connected residuals of fractures of the right fifth metatarsal.
The deciding factor: The decision is mixed because some claims (lumbosacral strain and left hammertoes prior to April 6, 2001) were denied while others (right fifth metatarsal fracture and bilateral trochanteric bursitis secondary to service-connected residuals of fractures of the right fifth metatarsal) were granted.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain, residuals of fracture of right fifth metatarsal, left hammertoes, status post arthroplasty, toes two through five, bilateral trochanteric bursitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0805885
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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