The Board has granted service connection for a left great toe condition and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression, anxiety and insomnia).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current symptoms of numbness in her left great toe are at least as likely due to nerve damage after surgery. There is no clear and unmistakable evidence that there was no increase in severity or that the increase in severity was due to natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- left great toe condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression, anxiety and insomnia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20061788
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disability, to include left great toe and left little toe conditions. The case is remanded for further development including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of these disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
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