The Board has granted a temporary total evaluation based on the need for convalescence following July 2009 right third digit hammer toe surgery, as it was for treatment of a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The surgery necessitated at least one month of convalescence and was for treatment of a service-connected disability (hammer toe).
- Claimed conditions
- hammer toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20033406
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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.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new oneVA foot conditions examination is needed to determine the severity of the Veteran's service-connected right foot monoarticular inflammation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability, including pes planus, hammer toe, and arthritis, finding that the Veteran's condition did not have an onset in service or manifest within one year of discharge. The Board also determined that the current bilateral foot disability was not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral foot disability, including hammer toe, painful scars, plantar fasciitis, and foot cramping, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not incurred in or caused by her military service.
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