Service connection is granted for left foot hallux valgus status post bunionectomy, right knee disability, and bilateral shoulder disability. The Veteran's appeal regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left hip limited flexion, initial compensable rating for left hip limited extension, and compensation under 38 C.F.R. § 1151 for residual effects of a bunionectomy performed in February 2006 is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran provided competent and credible testimony during the August 2019 Board hearing regarding his service-connected conditions, including the stressors he experienced while in service which led to his current psychiatric symptoms. The VA examination was needed to determine the nature and cause of any acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot hallux valgus status post bunionectomy, right knee disability, bilateral shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20003390
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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