The Board has granted service connection for pre-existing bunion of the left foot and right foot, finding that these conditions were aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of permanent aggravation of the pre-existing bunions during military service, but the Veteran provided lay testimony supporting his claim of worsening due to service-related factors.
- Claimed conditions
- bunion of the left foot, bunion of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20020556
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bunion of the right foot for additional development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion and verifying any duty dates in October 2008.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left foot bunion and a compensable rating for a right big toe scar, while remanding several other issues including entitlement to ratings in excess of 10 percent for right foot bunion deformity, ovarian cyst, persistent depressive disorder dysthymia (also claimed as generalized anxiety disorder), cervical strain, and superficial numbness, right distal outer ear.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal regarding his claim for service connection for a bunion of the right foot has been dismissed due to their death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of the lumbosacral spine and tinnitus have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, pes planus, and bunions of the feet were denied due to lack of new and material evidence.
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