The Board found that the veteran's right foot disorder is not service-connected and denied his claim for an increased evaluation of his left foot disability. The left foot disability remains at a 20 percent rating.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the current right foot disorder to the service-connected gunshot wound residuals of the left foot with osteomyelitis, while the veteran's left foot disability is still rated as moderately severe under the old rating criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Disorder, Left Foot Osteomyelitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0021390
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