The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for the left foot disability but denied service connection for several other conditions, including sinus and liver disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left foot disability involves degenerative changes in two minor joint groups with occasional incapacitating exacerbations, warranting a 20 percent evaluation. However, new evidence was not sufficient to establish service connection for the other claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot talus osteophyte, degenerative joint disease of the great toe, hallux limitus, bilateral hearing loss, respiratory disability, sinus disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), skin disability other than PFB, liver disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073854
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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