The Veteran's claim for service connection for calluses of the right foot has been reopened and granted. His increased disability ratings for left foot condition, neck scar, and TDIU prior to December 28, 2009 have also been granted.
The deciding factor: New evidence showed current calluses on both feet, likely related to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Calluses of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- August 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1130427
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's calluses of both feet do not warrant an increased rating beyond the current 30 percent assigned since October 3, 2005.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and urinary incontinence, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during service or within one year after separation from service. The examiner opined that the Veteran's back disability did not cause his hypertension.
- Granted
The Board granted increased ratings of 20 percent for calluses of the left and right feet, as they most closely approximate moderately severe foot injuries based on limitation of motion.
- Denied
The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected calluses of the right foot do not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, as there is no evidence of infection, musculoskeletal deformity, limitation of motion, loss of sensation or vascular changes due to the condition.
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