The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right great toe disability and awarded a 20% evaluation for his left great toe disability, finding that both conditions are related to his service-connected left toenail removal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s right great toe disability is found to be causally related to his service-connected left toenail removal due to overuse and an altered gait caused by the service-connected condition in his left foot.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Great Toe Disability, Left Great Toe Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20057291
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for a right toe disability, to include amputation, due to insufficient evidence and the need for further examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's right and left great toe disabilities are rated at a 10 percent level each, effective from the date of this decision.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's left great toe disability began during service and is related to an in-service injury, granting service connection for this condition.
- Dismissed
The appeals of the claims for right ear hearing loss, dental disability, and tinnitus have been withdrawn. The remaining issues are dismissed due to lack of evidence or new information.
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