The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left foot disability was denied. The Board found that the medical evidence did not support a compensable rating due to lack of objective findings and no additional loss of function.
The deciding factor: The VA compensation examination report indicated that there were subjective complaints of pain and swelling, but no objective findings such as abnormal weightbearing or pes cavus.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture of the third metatarsal of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0808656
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his service-connected stress fracture of the left foot is remanded due to the need for a more recent examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection were properly filed on November 15, 2011. Effective dates of November 15, 2011 have been granted for all disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for the residuals of stress fractures of both feet, finding that they are manifested by pain on motion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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