Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a left foot disorder and also denied entitlement to a temporary total rating due to hospitalization for a service-connected disability from April 28, 2009. However, the Board granted a 30 percent rating for diverticulitis of the colon and appendectomy from February 19, 2013 to May 22, 2018 and a 60 percent rating for diverticulitis of the colon and appendectomy, GERD with hiatal hernia status post paraoesophageal hernia repair with gastroparesis from May 23, 2018.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not persuasively support a link between the Veteran's left foot disorder and his active service. However, the evidence supported granting ratings for diverticulitis of the colon and appendectomy based on its severity during specific periods.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disorder (fibroma, exostosis, hammer toe, and bursitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25015288
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