The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability and found that the veteran's current left foot disability warrants a 10 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding of chronic low back pain related to service, as well as degenerative joint disease in the left midfoot with associated ankle pain. The Board determined these conditions warranted a 10 percent evaluation based on their severity and impact on the veteran's daily activities.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back, Left midfoot and medial aspect of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0014350
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What this means for you
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