The Veteran's service-connected amputations of the left and right great toes are already rated at the highest possible rating (30%) under the applicable VA Rating Schedule, so any further increase in rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral great toe disabilities have been assigned the maximum schedular evaluation available under Diagnostic Code 5171 for amputation of the great toe with removal of metatarsal head.
- Claimed conditions
- Amputation of the left great toe, Amputation 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
- June 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18112398
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient discussion of the initial diagnosis of gout in November 2010 and its potential impact on subsequent treatment, which may have caused a delay resulting in amputation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's amputation of the right great toe is being remanded for further development due to a lack of an independent medical opinion, and the need to address whether it was caused by neglect or improper treatment at VA facilities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial rating for arteriosclerotic heart disease (coronary artery disease) is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating. The amputation of the right great toe, including as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, is remanded due to insufficient evidence.
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