The Board denied a compensable rating for the left and right foot great toe ingrown toenails but granted a 10 percent rating for the painful right foot great toe ingrown toenail. The claims for increased ratings for the left knee strain with instability and service connection for a lumbar spine disability were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's right great toe ingrown toenail was painful, warranting a 10 percent rating under DC 7804, but did not find evidence of pain or functional impairment in the left great toe. The claims for increased ratings and service connection were remanded due to the need for additional medical clarification.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot great toe ingrown toenail, Right foot great toe ingrown toenail, Lumbar spine disability (degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease), Left knee strain with instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096839
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 833 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
The Board granted separate 10 percent ratings for recurrent instability of the right and left knees, but remanded other claims related to lower extremity radiculopathy and knee strains with instability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a compensable disability rating for knee strain with instability, and a higher rating for major depressive disorder. The claim for TDIU was also denied.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee strain is granted service connection as secondary to her left knee strain with instability. An effective date of December 5, 2018, but no earlier, is granted for the award of service connection for left knee strain with instability.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been reopened, and the Board has granted a separate 20 percent rating for left knee cartilage impairment. The issues of service connection for low back disability, right ankle disability, psychiatric disorder (to include PTSD), and TDIU are remanded.
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