The Veteran's right foot bunion was granted service connection. The Veteran's left foot PO bunionectomy disability is denied an increased rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right foot bunion had its onset in service and the presumption of soundness has not been rebutted, thus granting service connection for her right foot bunion. For her left foot PO bunionectomy, there were no scars that met the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot bunion, Left foot post-operative (PO) bunionectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132181
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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