The Board denied a compensable disability rating for the veteran's service-connected stress fracture of the right leg, finding that there was no evidence of nonunion or malunion warranting a higher rating and attributing any pain to other conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding that the veteran's complaints were due to the service-connected stress fracture, but rather attributed them to bilateral pes planus and claudication.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0121099
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates have been dismissed due to their death.
- Dismissed
The appeals for increased evaluations of various conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various disabilities due to the possibility of relevant SSA records not being included in the claims file.
- Denied
The VA determined that there is no current disability related to a stress fracture of the right leg incurred during service.
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