The Board denied a disability rating greater than 10 percent for the status-post removal of Morton's neuroma of right foot and granted a 10 percent evaluation for the right foot scar from July 5, 2016, to December 11, 2019, but denied a higher rating thereafter.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or approximate the criteria for a disability rating greater than 10 percent under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post removal of Morton's neuroma of right foot, right foot scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062264
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's right foot scar was granted a 10 percent disability rating from December 3, 2012, through December 19, 2022.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's tinea versicolor and pseudofolliculitis were granted a 10 percent rating, while service connection was denied for herpes, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and multiple foot and knee conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to correct a pre-decisional error regarding the consideration of neuritis associated with the right foot scar.
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