The Veteran's service-connected right great toe disability is currently rated at 10 percent, effective August 26, 2003. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a higher rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence shows degenerative changes in the right great toe with painful limited motion (hallux limitus) since August 26, 2003, warranting no more than a 10 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 5280.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the right great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0945461
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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: Granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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