The Board granted service connection for back disability, hallux valgus, right, and plantar fasciitis, right as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hallux rigidus, right. However, it denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for the hallux rigidus, right.
The deciding factor: The Board granted service connection for back disability, hallux valgus, right, and plantar fasciitis, right as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hallux rigidus, right. However, it denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for the hallux rigidus, right due to the maximum schedular rating having been assigned.
- Claimed conditions
- hallux rigidus, right, back disability, hallux valgus, right, plantar fasciitis, right
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- 25002768
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