The Board has determined that service connection for hyperkeratosis of the right foot and left foot is granted as secondary to service-connected bilateral ankle disabilities.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions supported by VA examination reports indicated that the Veteran's hyperkeratosis was more likely than not caused by or resulted from his service-connected bilateral ankle disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperkeratosis of the right foot, hyperkeratosis 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
- March 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1411222
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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: Partly granted
The veteran was granted a separate disability rating of 10 percent for hyperkeratosis on both feet, effective from July 2004. The claim for service connection for a skin condition remains pending.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the service-connected hyperkeratosis of the right foot, effective from the date of the claim.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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