The Board has granted service connection for hammertoes of both feet and plantar warts of the left foot, finding that these conditions are secondary to service-connected bony exostoses.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's testimony and medical evidence established a link between his current psychiatric symptoms and his military service, supporting the grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- hammertoes of both feet, plantar warts of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1451433
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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