The Veteran's bilateral hallux valgus disabilities are granted at a 30 percent rating from July 17, 2008 to January 5, 2014 and at a 50 percent rating from January 6, 2014. The Board also clarified that symptoms related to sesamoiditis can be separated from the service-connected hallux valgus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the Veteran's right foot sesamoiditis was not secondary to his service-connected bilateral hallux valgus.
- Claimed conditions
- Hallux Valgus, Metatarsalgia, Tibial Sesamoiditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20081114
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