The Board denied service connection for right foot hammertoes, nerve damage to the right foot, nerve damage to the right leg, and a right knee disability (including as secondary to a right foot disability).
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of any in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Hammertoes, Nerve Damage to Right Foot, Nerve Damage to Right Leg, Right Knee Disability (including as secondary to a right foot disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2014
- Citation
- 1444136
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, lumbosacral strain, and bilateral foot conditions, precluded him from securing and following substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would have otherwise qualified him during the period from October 21, 2015 through October 10, 2018.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent evaluation for the Veteran's bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and metatarsalgia as of October 7, 2013. The decision also addressed right foot hammertoes and left foot hammertoes, granting noncompensable evaluations effective September 9, 2009.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, was reopened and granted. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence shows that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of PTSD for VA purposes. Service connection is also granted for sleep apnea, right foot hammertoes, left foot hammertoes, skin disorder (including elbows, knees, and hands), IBS, and GERD.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee condition and nerve damage to the right leg were not incurred in or aggravated by military service.
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