The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bunionectomy, right great toe with hammertoe release.
The deciding factor: Additional VA treatment records prior to the veteran's March 2004 surgery must be obtained, and an addendum opinion is required to address whether the veteran incurred additional disability as a result of his VA medical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- bunionectomy, right great toe with hammertoe release
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0903325
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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