The Veteran's initial claim for a higher rating for left foot metatarsalgia was denied, but he is now granted a 10 percent rating.,Right foot hallux valgus/rigidus has been granted an initial 10 percent rating. The effective date of this grant remains August 31, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left metatarsalgia is rated at the maximum allowable schedular rating.,Right foot hallux valgus/rigidus was previously denied and granted an initial 10 percent rating with a retroactive effective date of August 31, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- left metatarsalgia, right hallux valgus/rigidus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21069134
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for an addendum opinion regarding the likelihood that the Veteran's left metatarsalgia is related to his in-service foot injury.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for left plantar calcaneal spurring, left metatarsalgia, and left sinus tarsi syndrome have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's left foot plantar neuroma with degenerative arthritis and metatarsalgia is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating under DC 5279 for unilateral metatarsalgia. The Board found that a higher rating was not warranted as the symptoms were adequately addressed by the current rating.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right and left metatarsalgia, fibromyalgia as a presumptive qualifying chronic disability, and CFS as a presumptive qualifying chronic disability. Service connection was denied for right and left quadricep enthesopathy.
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