The Board has determined that there is equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's bunion of the left foot was caused by her service-connected Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis of the left foot, thus granting service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence presented in favor of and against the claim were equally strong, warranting a grant of service connection based on secondary service connection theory.
- Claimed conditions
- bunion of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1123612
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left foot bunion and a compensable rating for a right big toe scar, while remanding several other issues including entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent for right foot bunion deformity, ovarian cyst, persistent depressive disorder dysthymia (also claimed as generalized anxiety disorder), cervical strain, and superficial numbness, right distal outer ear.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of the lumbosacral spine and tinnitus have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, pes planus, and bunions of the feet were denied due to lack of new and material evidence.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for pre-existing bunion of the left foot and right foot, finding that these conditions were aggravated by active military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's bunion of the left foot has been rated as 10 percent disabling since December 17, 2008. The Board found that this rating is appropriate given her symptoms and findings.
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