The Board has granted service connection for right great toe hallux valgus, status post right fifth toe arthroplasty, and status post right digital keratomas.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records show the Veteran experienced foot pain during service which was treated. The VA examiners concluded that these conditions are causally related to his in-service symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- right great toe hallux valgus, status post right fifth toe arthroplasty, status post right digital keratomas
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1021987
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the back disability, bilateral lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and right great toe hallux valgus.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for TDIU, increased rating for right toe disability, and compensable rating for right foot scar have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected back disability, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right great toe hallux valgus. The TDIU claim is also being remanded due to a lack of complete SSA records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for higher ratings for service-connected right toe hallux valgus, lumbar spasm, right and left thigh radicular pain, and GERD and cirrhosis of the liver due to additional evidence obtained since the last adjudication.
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