The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disorder and left foot disorder, finding that these conditions were not related to his active service or his service-connected right great toe disability. The claim for a compensable rating for residuals of a right great toe fracture was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current low back and left foot disorders to his military service, including as secondary to his service-connected right great toe disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Low Back Disorder, Left Foot Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2002
- Citation
- 0211712
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