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The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected left foot disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 30 percent, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for degenerative arthritis.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's left foot disability had been rated as 30 percent disabling under Diagnostic Code 5284 since May 1993. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increase to higher ratings, but noted that there was a separate issue of degenerative arthritis in the first toe joint which warranted a separate rating.

Claimed conditions
fracture of the left fifth metatarsal, degenerative changes of the proximal interphalangeal joint and metatarsophalangeal joint of the first toe
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
30%
Decision date
May 20, 2010
Citation
1018651

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