The Veteran's increased rating appeal for residuals of left great toe fracture is granted. The Board also grants service connection for the right foot condition as secondary to his service-connected left great toe disability.
The deciding factor: The August 2020 VA examiner found no evidence of a primary right foot condition and noted that any symptoms were related to diabetes, which precludes service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Great Toe Fracture, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (Lower Extremities)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20080496
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the appellant's claims for increased evaluations for his left great toe disability and left foot disability, finding that the evidence did not support an evaluation in excess of 20 percent prior to January 31, 1997, or a separate compensable evaluation for surgical scarring. The appellant's service-connected disabilities were found not to combine to prevent substantially gainful employment.
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