The Veteran's service-connected right foot disabilities render him unable to engage in substantially gainful employment, and the Board finds that he is unemployable due to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected right foot disabilities have rendered him unable to perform work as a meat cutter, which was his primary employment. The medical evidence supports this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot hammertoes, surgical scars associated with right foot hammertoes, prolonged adjustment disorder, neurectomy, right intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerve associated with right foot hammertoes, amputation of fourth digit, right foot, distal interphalangeal joint, with metatarsal involvement associated with right foot hammertoes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- July 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0926996
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that there may be relevant outstanding treatment records to obtain and associate with the claim file, particularly given the Veteran's citation to 'MEDICAL' in his request for service records. The claims are being remanded to address this duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions, including foot and calf pain, hammertoes, hallux valgus, and cervical spine degenerative arthritis.
- Denied
The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's right and left foot hallux valgus and right and left foot hammertoes, as the maximum 10 percent ratings were already assigned.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left foot hammertoes to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing all reasonably raised theories of service connection.
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