The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right foot hallux valgus, traumatic arthropathy, Morton’s neuralgia, metatarsalgia, and degenerative osteoarthritis are at least as likely as not related to his service. As such, he is granted service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran experienced a right foot injury in service and has had continuous symptoms since then, leading to current diagnoses of multiple foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot hallux valgus, traumatic arthropathy, Morton's neuralgia, metatarsalgia, degenerative osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140043
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis, right foot hallux valgus, and left foot hallux valgus. Service connection was also granted for the low back condition and a right shoulder condition. However, the claims for a neck condition and right hip condition were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for various service-connected conditions, except for a few granted evaluations.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for metatarsalgia, tinea pedis, and GERD.
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