The Veteran's right great toe disability, including a bone spur, is rated at 30 percent effective November 1, 2016. A separate rating of 10 percent for the bone spur is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated severe signs and symptoms of the right great toe disability, warranting a 30 percent rating since November 1, 2016. The Veteran's bone spur was separately rated at 10 percent as it caused significant functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Bone Spur associated with Right Great Toe, Right Great Toe Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161752
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Decisions by this judge: 1,934 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a right toe disability, to include amputation, due to insufficient evidence and the need for further examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right and left great toe disabilities are rated at a 10 percent level each, effective from the date of this decision.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeals of the claims for right ear hearing loss, dental disability, and tinnitus have been withdrawn. The remaining issues are dismissed due to lack of evidence or new information.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 100% rating throughout the entire period of the claim, and service connection for other conditions are remanded.
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