The Board has determined that the claimed conditions of residuals of head trauma, including PTSD, vision disability, and difficulty walking, are not attributable to service.,There is insufficient evidence to establish a current left great toe disability due to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: Medical opinions indicate no current diagnosis or connection between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of Head Trauma, Left Great Toe Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2018
- Citation
- 1812072
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right and left great toe disabilities are rated at a 10 percent level each, effective from the date of this decision.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's OSA is secondary to his service-connected residuals of head trauma and headaches, granting service connection for this condition. However, the Board has also remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's TBI and associated mental health symptoms.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left great toe disability began during service and is related to an in-service injury, granting service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your claims for PTSD and head trauma have been granted, but you are now withdrawing your appeal. The Board dismisses the remaining issues as moot.
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