The Board has determined that the May 1951 rating decision severing service connection for arthritis of the left great toe contained clear and unmistakable error (CUE) due to a failure to recognize the diagnosis of hammertoe of the left great toe, which was in-service aggravated by a congenital pes cavus deformity. The Board has therefore reversed the May 1951 rating decision and restored service connection for hammertoe of the left great toe.
The deciding factor: The May 1951 rating decision failed to recognize that the Veteran's hammertoe of the left great toe was in-service aggravated by a congenital pes cavus deformity, resulting in CUE.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the left great toe, hammertoe of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1406672
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