The Veteran's left and right foot hammer toes are rated at the maximum noncompensable level. The Board has granted a 10% rating for each foot, as the symptoms more closely approximate hammer toe affecting all toes.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence reflects the Veteran with hammer toe affecting the second toe, third toe, fourth toe, and little toe of both left and right feet, which more closely approximates hammer toe affecting all toes.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot hammer toe, right foot hammer toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1806490
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