The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to September 16, 2010 for service connection for hallux rigidus of the left foot and nonunion of the first MTP joint of the left foot were denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for hallux rigidus of the left foot was denied.,The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for nonunion of the first MTP joint of the left foot was denied.
The deciding factor: The effective date claims were denied because the earliest date on which entitlement arose is September 16, 2010, when the Veteran filed his claim.,The rating in excess of 10 percent for hallux rigidus of the left foot was denied as the maximum schedular rating under DC 5281 has already been assigned.,The rating in excess of 30 percent for nonunion of the first MTP joint of the left foot was denied because the evidence did not show a loss of use of the foot, and the functional impairment was severe but not so severe that no effective function remained other than what would be equally well-served by an amputation with prosthesis.
- Claimed conditions
- hallux rigidus of the left foot, nonunion of the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2018
- Citation
- 18131177
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