The Veteran's right foot hammertoe is the result of his March 1990 right foot surgery and represents an outcome which was not reasonably foreseeable. The criteria for entitlement to benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 have been met.
The deciding factor: The development of a hammertoe condition was found to be an unusual and rare complication by the August 2013 examiner, thus it was not a reasonably foreseeable event.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a bunionectomy, right foot hammertoe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2017
- Citation
- 1754828
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right foot hammertoe as there is no evidence of a current disability or any link to military service.
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