The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left below knee amputation as secondary to his service-connected residuals of an osteotomy for hallux valgus of the left big toe.,The Board also denied the veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a right shoulder disability due to treatment at a VA facility.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran suffered from a left below knee amputation secondary to his service-connected residuals of an osteotomy for hallux valgus of the left big toe.,The Board found that there was no competent medical evidence showing that the right shoulder disability resulted from treatment at a VA facility.
- Claimed conditions
- left below knee amputation, right shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0031449
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