The Veteran's service-connected degenerative arthritis of the right foot was granted a 10% evaluation effective June 9, 2013.
The deciding factor: VA found that there was factual ascertainability of an increase in disability due to painful motion of the joint within one year prior to the date of claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Arthritis of the Right Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18145451
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn all appeals regarding higher initial disability ratings for various orthopedic conditions.,No new evidence or changes in the Veteran's condition have been presented, and no further development is required.
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