The Board has granted a temporary 100 percent rating for convalescence due to the November 5, 2009 arthrodesis of the right foot's proximal interphalangeal joint, which was necessary due to service-connected bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus, hallux rigidus and hammertoes.
The deciding factor: The surgery for the right foot's proximal interphalangeal joint was found to be related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus, hallux rigidus and hammertoes.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, hammertoes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176727
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.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Granted
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