The Board has determined that a 30 percent evaluation is warranted for the Veteran's service-connected right foot disability, which includes excision os secundium right calcaneus and sesamoid bone from IPJ of the right great toe with post-operative residuals of Tailor's bunion of the right fifth toe.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations have noted additional functional loss due to pain, fatigue, and incoordination, which results in disturbances of walking and standing. The Veteran's disability more nearly approximates severe foot injury for which a 30 percent evaluation is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot disability, Tailor's bunion of the right fifth toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1027497
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