The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral bunion disability pre-existed service and was not permanently aggravated by service. The evidence does not establish current sesamoiditis or neuroma related to service, and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence of degenerative joint disease of the first MPJ bilaterally existing prior to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bunion disability pre-existed service and was aggravated by service. However, there is no clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition worsened during service or that it clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service for degenerative joint disease of the first MPJ bilaterally.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral bunion disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1006362
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