The Board granted an initial 20 percent rating for the Veteran's bilateral ingrown toenails, finding that the condition is analogous to two painful and unstable scars under Diagnostic Code 7804.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran experiences both painful and unstable bilateral ingrown first digit toenails, resulting in frequent loss or removal of the nails, which is analogous to a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral ingrown toenails
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25044356
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 945 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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