The Board granted an effective date of October 4, 2016 for the award of service connection for left foot hallux valgus and granted service connection for a neck disability and a left shoulder disability as secondary to the now-service-connected neck disability. The issue of an earlier effective date for right foot hallux valgus was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his claims, including the encompassment of left foot hallux valgus within a claim for chronic bunion pain and the secondary nature of the left shoulder disability to the neck disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot hallux valgus, left foot hallux valgus, neck disability, left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25036120
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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