The Board has determined that the Veteran's right foot DJD is related to his service-connected right ankle disability, and therefore grants service connection for this condition. However, there is no evidence to support a finding of secondary service connection for his other diagnosed bilateral foot conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no direct link between the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability and his other diagnosed bilateral foot conditions (bilateral hallux valgus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, calcaneal spur, and hammer toes).
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Right Foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1428168
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What this means for you
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The Veteran's right foot DJD is found to have resulted from an in-service injury, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
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