The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right and left great toes, finding that these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected injuries.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's DJD is a result of an altered gait caused by his service-connected injuries, meeting the criteria for secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative joint disease of the right great toe, Degenerative joint disease of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22042356
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for degenerative joint disease of the right and left great toes, effective September 19, 2022. The Veteran's TDIU is also granted as of March 25, 2011.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral heel spurs with plantar fasciitis is granted a rating of 50 percent from March 10, 2010. The issue of separate ratings for other foot conditions remains pending.
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