The veteran's left foot disability is not service-connected as secondary to his service-connected left ankle instability. His left ankle instability has been granted a 20% evaluation effective October 26, 1998.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the current left foot disability was due to causes independent of and unrelated to the left ankle instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Disability, Left Ankle Instability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0122236
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's effective date for the grant of a 30 percent evaluation for his left foot disability was granted as November 14, 2022.
- Partly granted
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