The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that his hallux valgus of both feet did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent and that he was capable of securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: After considering functional loss due to pain, fatigue, weakness, lack of endurance, incoordination, and flare up, the Board found his hallux valgus of the bilateral foot is considered equivalent to severe hallux valgus. However, he was assigned a 10 percent rating - the highest rating possible for hallux valgus - for the entire appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- hallux valgus of the right foot, hallux valgus of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25038708
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Decisions by this judge: 964 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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