The Veteran's ingrown toenail was granted a 10% rating, effective from the date of receipt of his claim. The request for an earlier effective date for the scar bunionectomy rating is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise as to whether the Veteran experienced functional impairment sufficient to warrant a compensable rating due to the left ingrown toenail disability, and granted a 10% initial rating. The claim for an earlier effective date for the scar bunionectomy rating is denied because there is no evidence of an increase in disability prior to May 24, 2013.
- Claimed conditions
- Ingrown toenail, left great toe, Fungal infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19123974
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Decisions by this judge: 1,890 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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