The Veteran's asthma was granted service connection and is considered secondary to his in-service exposure. The Board finds that the evidence does not show by clear and unmistakable evidence that the preexisting asthma was not aggravated during service.,For hallux valgus of the left foot, a 10 percent rating has been granted since June 9, 2013, to November 30, 2016. The Veteran is receiving the maximum schedular rating for this period and higher ratings are not warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show by clear and unmistakable evidence that the preexisting asthma was not aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, hallux valgus of the left foot, hallux valgus of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23064056
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