The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of his residuals of bunionectomy of the right foot was granted, with a rating of 10 percent effective November 8, 2000. The decision also remanded other issues related to this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a statement indicating he had current problems with his right foot disability on November 8, 2000, which led to the issuance of an examination and resulted in a grant of a 10 percent evaluation for the period from November 8, 2000 to February 15, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bunionectomy of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 22, 2021
- Citation
- A21020431
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