The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a rating greater than 10 percent for right foot degenerative joint disease with hallux valgus and calcaneal spur, as well as her request for an effective date prior to May 14, 2018. The Board found that there was no factually ascertainable increase in disability within the one-year period preceding the May 14, 2018 claim.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no evidence of a factual increase in disability within the year prior to the Veteran's May 14, 2018 claim for an increased rating. The effective date assigned is based on the intent to file received on May 17, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot degenerative joint disease, hallux valgus, calcaneal spur
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23050083
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hallux valgus, finding no competent and credible evidence linking her current condition to active service.
- Granted
The Veteran's left foot metatarsalgia is granted as secondary to his service-connected left foot Lisfranc fracture and other disabilities. The Veteran's TDIU benefits from December 1, 2023 are denied due to his employment as a government tax collector.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, requiring a new one with a proper evaluation of the Veteran's foot disabilities.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right foot plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spur is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and disc herniation is granted.
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