The Board granted service connection for right foot neuralgia but denied it for right foot hammer toes.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion and the Veteran's consistent reports of right foot pain during and since service provided evidence that supported a finding that current neuralgia of the right foot is due to, the result of, or caused by service. However, there was no substantiating evidence to suggest that the Veteran's hammer toe disability is etiologically related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot neuralgia, right foot hammer toes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25058903
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for right foot hammer toes but denied an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for right foot hallux valgus.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left foot plantar fasciitis and right foot hammer toes as secondary to pes planus, but denied service connection for a right foot disorder other than pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and hammer toes and a left foot disorder other than pes planus and plantar fasciitis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and hammer toes of both feet due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors by the RO.
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