The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left ankle injury, including foot, hip and leg due to new evidence submitted since the January 1993 rating decision.
The deciding factor: New evidence provided by the veteran's private physician indicated that his inservice left ankle injury was aggravated by an at-work injury, which is significant in deciding the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle injury, foot, hip, leg
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2002
- Citation
- 0212797
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