The veteran's right foot disability, including infection and nonunion, is not deemed to be due to VA treatment or negligence.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of additional disability resulting from the VA treatment administered.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot fracture, infection, nonunion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0212769
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What this means for you
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