The Veteran's left foot scar and hammer toes of the left foot are granted with a compensable rating, but no higher. The Veteran does not have three or more painful or unstable scars for the left foot scar to warrant a higher evaluation.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence shows that the Veteran has one left foot scar and hammer toes affecting his second, third, and fourth toes, which are both painful and immobile causing him pain during movement. The VA examiner found no instability or three or more painful scars for the left foot scar to warrant a higher evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot scar, hammer toes of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 7, 2018
- Citation
- 18132796
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