The Veteran's cheilectomy of the right foot did not result in chronic residual disability, and his current symptoms are attributed to other conditions such as osteoarthritis, hyperuricemia, pes anserine bursitis, patellofemoral syndrome, and degenerative arthritis. The Board denied compensation benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for chronic residual right foot disability due to a cheilectomy of the right foot performed at the West Los Angeles VAMC on August 10, 2007.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current symptoms were not caused by his cheilectomy and attributed them to other conditions such as osteoarthritis, hyperuricemia, pes anserine bursitis, patellofemoral syndrome, and degenerative arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot cheilectomy, Osteoarthritis, Chronic pain syndrome, Hyperuricemia, Pes anserine bursitis, Patellofemoral syndrome, Degenerative arthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20081635
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