The Board granted service connection for left foot hallux valgus and left foot plantar fasciitis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, and a 20 percent rating was assigned for residual right knee arthroscopy, right knee plica excision by arthrotomy.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record supports that the Veteran's left foot hallux valgus and left foot plantar fasciitis are secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The Board also granted a 20 percent rating for residual right knee arthroscopy, right knee plica excision by arthrotomy, based on the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right knee disability, left hip condition, left knee condition, neck condition, right hip condition, right leg condition, left foot hallux valgus (walking gait deformity), left foot plantar fasciitis (walking gait deformity), right foot plantar fasciitis (walking gait deformity), herniated disc (secondary to thoracic spine condition), radiculopathy, left lower extremity, external cutaneous nerve of the thigh (secondary to thoracic spine condition), radiculopathy, left lower extremity, femoral nerve (secondary to thoracic spine condition), radiculopathy, left lower extremity, ilio-inguinal nerve (secondary to thoracic spine condition), radiculopathy, left lower extremity, obturator nerve (secondary to thoracic spine condition), radiculopathy, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve (secondary to thoracic spine condition), radiculopathy, right lower extremity, external cutaneous nerve of the thigh (secondary to thoracic spine condition), radiculopathy, right lower extremity, femoral nerve (secondary to thoracic spine condition), radiculopathy, right lower extremity, ilio-inguinal nerve (secondary to thoracic spine condition), radiculopathy, right lower extremity, obturator nerve (secondary to thoracic spine condition), radiculopathy, right lower extremity, sciatic nerve (secondary to thoracic spine condition)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25057789
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