The Board has determined that the Veteran's current disabilities, including arthritis of the great toe and heel spur, are not related to his service-connected chip fracture of the right fifth toe. As a result, he is denied an increased disability rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a connection between the inservice injury and the Veteran's current symptoms or diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- Chip fracture of the right fifth toe, Arthritis of the great (first) toe, Heel spur, Calcification of the plantar fascia muscle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0934738
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his right ankle and right foot disabilities are being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot disability other than pes planus, status post right bunionectomy with recurrent hallux abductovalgus deformity and degenerative changes of the first MTP joint (including arthrofibrosis and arthrosis), heel spur, pes cavus, and calcaneal spurring.
- Granted
The Veteran's left foot disability is rated at 20 percent, the maximum rating available under DC 5284. The Board finds that his symptoms do not warrant a higher evaluation.
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