The Veteran's right hip disability is granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The Veteran's right and left hammer toe disabilities are not manifested in all toes being hammer-toed, thus denial of initial compensable ratings.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a current diagnosis of right hip arthritis that was aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus disability. However, the Veteran does not have hammer toes of all toes (unliteral without claw foot) to warrant a compensable rating under Diagnostic Code 5282.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Hip Disability, Left Hip Arthritis with Limitation of Flexion, Right Foot Hammer Toes, Left Foot Hammer Toes
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19171329
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that her current 10 percent rating adequately reflects her symptoms and limitations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability, which may be related to service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for both a right hip disability and a left hip disability, finding that the Veteran's observable symptoms of pain and stiffness began during his active service and have persisted.
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