The Veteran's bunion of the right great toe is currently rated at 10 percent, and there is no evidence that it warrants a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show that the Veteran's bunion of the right great toe more closely approximates to the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bunion of the right great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1634205
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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: Granted
The Veteran's bunion of the right great toe had its onset during service and is therefore granted service connection. The remaining issues on appeal are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of frostbite to the right hand and bunion of the right great toe, as new and material evidence was received.,A psychiatric disorder claim is pending but no decision on this issue is provided.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's hypertension, bunion of the right and left great toes, bilateral hearing loss, heart disorder, cervical disorder, lumbar disorder, left shoulder disorder, bilateral elbow disorder, left ankle disorder, bilateral hip disorder, right knee disorder, and hepatitis B were denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for bunions of the right and left great toes, as well as plantar fasciitis of the right and left feet, are being remanded for further development.
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