The Veteran's left leg and toe conditions are granted as service connected. A 30% rating is assigned for bilateral hearing loss since October 11, 2017.
The deciding factor: Service connection established based on in-service onset of symptoms and continuity of symptomatology post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg condition, diagnosed as left distal leg strain, left toe condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2023
- Citation
- 23024297
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion and duty to assist errors, requiring further examination and analysis of the Veteran's left toe condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for the veteran's right ankle condition as secondary to other service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's acid reflux is granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.,The Veteran's bilateral shin splints are granted as they began during active service and are related to the time in service running on hard surfaces.,The Veteran's bone spurs bilateral, left toe condition, and right toe condition are granted as they all began during active service and are related to plantar fasciitis from high impact activities.,The Veteran's right knee condition is granted as it is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.,The Veteran's right toe condition (previously denied as right foot plantar fasciitis, resolved) is granted as it began during active service and is related to the time in service from high impact activities.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's claims for residuals of scar, left hand (claimed as a result of a spider bite), vertigo, infertility, gout, back spasms, and left toe condition are remanded due to the need for further medical examination and opinion regarding their etiology.,Service connection will not be granted for these conditions without additional evidence linking them to service.
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