The Veteran's hallux valgus with degenerative disease, first MTP joints of the left foot was granted service connection effective August 1, 2008.,Left foot scars were also granted as secondary to his service-connected hallux valgus. The effective date for this grant is August 1, 2008.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left foot scars are considered secondary to his service-connected hallux valgus with degenerative disease, first MTP joints of the left foot.
- Claimed conditions
- hallux valgus with degenerative disease, first MTP joints of the left foot, left foot scars
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24074729
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Decisions by this judge: 1,762 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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