The Board granted service connection for bilateral hallux valgus with a 10% initial disability rating effective April 8, 2016. The effective date was not changed as the claim had been received prior to this date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of mild to moderate hallux valgus and arthritis were found to be consistent with the criteria for a 10% disability rating under Diagnostic Code (DC) 5280, which pertains to unilateral hallux valgus. The Board considered functional loss due to pain but did not find it sufficient to warrant higher ratings.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot hallux valgus with arthritis and callus formation status post fifth digit phalangectomy, Right foot hallux valgus with arthritis and callus formation status post fifth digit phalangectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130359
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.
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