The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for right foot hallux valgus and a rating in excess of 30 percent for right foot degenerative arthritis and hallux valgus.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim seeking service connection for right foot hallux valgus as secondary to his right foot degenerative arthritis was received on July 30, 2020, and the effective date of November 16, 2018, is based on a VA examiner's indication that the condition was caused by worsening of his service-connected right foot arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot hallux valgus, right foot degenerative arthritis and hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008558
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