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 hammer toes, right foot neuralgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25058903
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,645 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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