The Veteran's claim for service connection for amputation of his right great and second toes was received by VA on November 19, 2014. The Board found no earlier unadjudicated claims or evidence of increased disability within the one-year period prior to the receipt of the claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection was not based on a presumption, secondary condition, aggravation, new and material evidence, or direct service connection; rather it was received after an earlier award of service connection for diabetes mellitus. There is no indication of an earlier unadjudicated claim for amputation.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation, right great toe, amputation, right second toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19115619
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the appellant's volunteer work with the Coast Guard Auxiliary, while considered service for compensation purposes, is not recognized as active military, naval or air service in the Armed Forces of the United States. Therefore, his amputation, right great toe, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and service connection is denied.
- Granted
The Board has restored a 40 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected amputation, right second toe due to osteomyelitis with hallux valgus, right foot. The Veteran's condition was found to have improved beyond the point where his disability could be equally well served by an amputation stump prosthesis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to attend a scheduled hearing. The issues of restoration of the 40 percent rating for amputation, right second toe, and entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent and 20 percent for hallux valgus, left foot, are still pending.
- Denied
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