The Board has determined that the veteran's postoperative residuals of a right foot injury, including his preexisting healed fracture of the right tarsal navicular and post-traumatic arthritis of the talonavicular joint, are service-connected based on aggravation.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence established that the current postoperative residuals were due to aggravation of the veteran's preservice right foot disability during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- postoperative residuals of a right foot injury, post-traumatic arthritis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- May 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0114952
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