The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hallux valgus and denied his claims for service connection for right and left leg disabilities. The Veteran's hallux valgus is considered a direct result of his military service, while his claimed right and left leg conditions are not supported by the evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was sufficient medical evidence to support the Veteran's claim for bilateral hallux valgus as a direct result of his military service. However, no additional disability affecting the Veteran's legs other than his already service-connected fibromyalgia and peripheral neuropathy was established by the evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- hallux valgus of the right foot, hallux valgus of the left foot, right leg condition, left leg condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2017
- Citation
- 1729422
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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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