The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a right foot bunionectomy are currently rated at 10 percent, and the Board has determined that this rating is not warranted for an increased evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of additional disability warranting a higher rating based on functional loss due to pain or other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right foot bunionectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2010
- Citation
- 1009120
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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