The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right great toe disorder is not related to his active duty for training in the Army Reserves. The claim of service connection for a right great toe disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a right great toe injury or disorder during Reserve service, and the Veteran has not been diagnosed with such an injury after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Great Toe Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2014
- Citation
- 1423705
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What this means for you
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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: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right great toe disability is not related to his service and cannot be considered secondary to any service-connected conditions. The claim for service connection is therefore denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional evidence and provide a VA examination for his PTSD claim. The remaining claims will be dismissed as withdrawn.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right great toe disorder began during service and is continuous since then, granting service connection for a right great toe strain.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence of a right foot disorder other than the right great toe, and denied service connection for both conditions.
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