The Veteran's left and right foot hammer toes have been granted initial ratings of 10 percent each, effective from the date of the decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s hammertoes caused pain, swelling, and cramping in both feet, which were more commensurate with a finding that all toes are affected due to pain and weakness causing additional disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot hammer toes, Right foot hammer toes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19177835
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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- Partly granted
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