The Board has granted service connection for a right toe condition and remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for inguinal hernia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current right toe condition is related to an injury during his active service, while the inguinal hernia was found to be at least as likely as not caused by the in-service right foot condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right toe condition, inguinal hernia (residuals status post right inguinal hernia repair)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23010701
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for instability secondary to his right toe condition as secondary to residual pain, gout, arthritis in right foot due to surgery/right big toe deformity because there was no evidence showing that the instability was incurred or aggravated by service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence to support a higher rating or a link between his claimed conditions and military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus, hearing loss, right foot condition, and right toe condition are related to service. However, due to a lack of VA examination for his unspecified anxiety disorder prior to the initial increased rating claim, the case is remanded for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right toe condition, including hallux rigidus, finding that the Veteran's current disability is related to her in-service injury during active duty.
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