The Board has granted initial 10 percent ratings for left and right foot hammer toes, finding that the Veteran's painful motion due to hammertoes warrants these ratings.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted significant pain on movement of the Veteran's bilateral hammer toes, which resulted in functional impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot hammer toes, Right foot hammer toes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23056442
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for right foot hammer toe as secondary to the Veteran's already service-connected post-operative bunionectomy/osteotomy of the right great toe with internal fixation. The claim for a compensable rating for left foot hammer toes was denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating and TDIU, as the evidence did not support a higher schedular rating or entitlement to a TDIU.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for left and right foot hammer toes, denied a higher rating for PTSD, and denied a compensable rating for the left foot scar. The penile condition was remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right foot hammer toes and left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, finding that a compensable rating was not warranted.
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