The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his right foot hammer toes status post metatarsal head surgery. The issue of service connection for a right hip disorder with aggravated gait, claimed as secondary to right foot hammer toes status post metatarsal head surgery, was withdrawn by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right foot hammer toes status post metatarsal head surgery did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot hammer toes, Right hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1519706
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right hip total arthroplasty prior to March 22, 2023 is dismissed due to procedural defects.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disorder, finding that it resulted from an injury incurred during active military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right foot hammer toe as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected post-operative bunionectomy/osteotomy of the right great toe with internal fixation. The claim for a compensable rating for left foot hammer toes was denied.
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