The Veteran's service-connected hammertoes have been granted initial noncompensable evaluations. Separate 10% evaluations have been assigned for each side of his feet, based on the presence of hammertoes in multiple toes.
The deciding factor: VA examinations confirmed the presence of hammertoes without motion and provided sufficient rationale to assign separate 10% ratings for each affected foot.
- Claimed conditions
- Hammertoes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1119626
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