The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left great toe degenerative joint disease is causally related to injury during her service and grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: Service treatment records did not show complaints of, treatment for, or a diagnosis of left great toe disorder. However, the Veteran testified about the onset of left great toe pain while on group runs during service and established continuity of symptomatology effecting linking the inservice symptoms with the post-service medical diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- left great toe degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1102100
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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.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various foot and hand conditions, including left great toe degenerative joint disease, right great toe degenerative joint disease, bilateral foot plantar calcaneal enthesophytes, and right shoulder degenerative joint disease/bone spurs, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were caused by an in-service injury or disease.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating of various foot conditions and service connection for left shoulder degenerative arthritis, other than post-traumatic, due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, effective February 8, 2021.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations and service connection are being remanded due to the receipt of new evidence that has not been considered by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ).
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