The Veteran's appeal is denied as there is no evidence that the VA care caused additional disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or error in judgment on the part of VA providers.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot bunionectomy, right foot second hammertoe resection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1807152
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities require regular aid and attendance, which grants entitlement to special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance. The issue of entitlement to special monthly compensation at a housebound rate is moot due to the grant of aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board denied his claim for TDIU.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment as of September 30, 2008. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for the period from September 30, 2008, to July 16, 2009.
- Granted
The Veteran's right foot disability, which includes a bunionectomy and arthritis of the great toe, was previously rated at 10 percent. The Board has restored the original 30 percent rating effective March 1, 2014.
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