The Veteran's right foot strain, right great toe ingrown toenail, and right heel scar have been rated at 10 percent each since October 18, 2016. The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a higher rating for any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any additional functional loss or impairment beyond what was already considered in the initial rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Strain, Right Great Toe Ingrown Toenail, Right Heel Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24063732
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Decisions by this judge: 1,044 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right foot strain is rated at 20 percent, but no higher. The Board has remanded the remaining issues for further review.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral knee disability and cervical spine disability (claimed as neck condition) due to a service-connected right foot strain. The current rating for right foot strain remains at 10 percent.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for VR&E benefits, other than employment benefits, to include a program of independent living services pursuant to 38 U.S.C. Chapter 31 due to the lack of reasonable feasibility in achieving a vocational goal and improvement in independence in daily living.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right foot strain, effective July 5, 2018. The earlier effective date of May 30, 2018, for the increased rating is also granted. Service connection for depression and bilateral pes planus was not addressed in this decision.
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