The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for instability secondary to his right toe condition as secondary to residual pain, gout, arthritis in right foot due to surgery/right big toe deformity because there was no evidence showing that the instability was incurred or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing the claimed condition of instability secondary to right toe condition as secondary to residual pain, gout, arthritis in right foot due to surgery/right big toe deformity was incurred in service, was otherwise related to service or was not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- instability, right toe condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2026
- Citation
- A26023829
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