The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for the Veteran's service-connected left foot ganglion cyst, finding that his disability picture is best characterized as moderately severe. The Veteran's sensory loss to the fourth and fifth toes remains at 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left foot ganglion cyst was rated under Diagnostic Code 5284 for moderate foot injury, which warranted a 20 percent evaluation. His sensory loss to the fourth and fifth toes is separately evaluated as 10 percent disabling.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot ganglion cyst, sensory loss to left fourth and fifth toes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1422585
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left foot ganglion cyst and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, but denied service connection for gout. The claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was dismissed as moot.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted restoration of the 30 percent evaluation for left foot cold injury residuals effective March 1, 2023, and service connection for a left ankle/foot disorder, diagnosed as left foot ganglion cyst.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA denied the veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for residuals of excision of a ganglion cyst from his left foot, as there was only one residual scar that did not meet criteria for higher ratings.
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