The Board remands the matter for an additional opinion on whether the Veteran's right great toe ulcer is proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected peripheral arterial disease of the RLE.
The deciding factor: The case has been remanded several times as medical opinions have not established a causal relationship between the July 2016 surgery and any additional disability, but given the presence of vascular insufficiency and mechanical foot deformities, an opinion is needed on whether the ulceration was proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected peripheral arterial disease.
- Claimed conditions
- curvature of the right big toe (hallux valgus deformity)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25014680
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