The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right foot injury and granted entitlement to service connection for a right foot amputation secondary to that condition.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the veteran supports reopening his claim and establishing service connection for the right foot amputation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right foot injury, right foot ulceration
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0104872
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, and right foot ulceration.,Service connection was granted for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of right foot, left foot, right ankle, and left ankle injuries incurred during military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right foot injury and lumbar spine disorder due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology. The Veteran is required to undergo additional VA examinations to determine if his current conditions are related to military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, hypertension, chronic obstructive lung disease, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and residuals of a right foot injury are all denied. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbar spine disorder and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disorder is also remanded.
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