The Board has restored service connection for the veteran's right foot/ankle disability and dismissed the appeal regarding a separate 10% evaluation for his right foot bunion.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the original grant of service connection was not clearly erroneous, as it had been in effect for over 10 years. The issues were misidentified, but the veteran has not disagreed with the current rating assigned to the right foot bunion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Bunion, Degenerative Joint Disease of the First MTP Joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0821452
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right and left foot bunions with posterior heel spurs and degenerative changes of the 1st MT joints have been rated at 20 percent, effective December 14, 2016.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right foot bunionectomy necessitated a period of convalescence from July 2, 2010 through February 28, 2011. The Board has granted an extension of the temporary total disability rating for this period.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's surgery on February 9, 2009 was not due to an emergency and therefore does not meet the criteria for reimbursement of unauthorized medical expenses incurred at a non-VA facility.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right foot disorder, previously diagnosed as right hallux valgus and bunion, is related to service. The claim for service connection is granted.
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