The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right foot disability, finding that his current hallux valgus and plantar wart conditions are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology or causation between the Veteran's in-service callus formation and his current hallux valgus condition. The surgically removed plantar wart was also determined to have arisen post-service, closer in time to its treatment than during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Hallux Valgus of the feet, Right foot plantar wart, Right foot callus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2013
- Citation
- 1320497
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right foot callus disability is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot plantar wart and a back disability, finding that there is no persuasive evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions, including left and right elbow disabilities, left and right knee patellofemoral syndrome with osteoarthritis and meniscal tear, right foot callus, and right knee instability. The decision also restored the 10 percent rating for left knee instability and right elbow radial head fracture.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was dismissed as the issue is now moot due to a full grant of benefits.
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