The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right foot disability, back disability (secondary to his right foot disability), and denied service connection for a sleep disorder as secondary to his right foot disability and back disability. The extent of these disabilities is not before the Board at this time.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran’s current right foot disability, including nonunion of metatarsal bones and hammer toe, is related to an in-service injury during INACDUTRA in March 2007. His back disability is also found to be secondary to his right foot disability due to abnormal gait patterns caused by the right foot condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Disability (Nonunion of Metatarsal Bones and Hammer Toe), Back Disability, Sleep Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- A19000708
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