The Board has found that the veteran's current neuroma/nerve entrapment of the right leg is causally linked to in-service surgery, and service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the veteran's current neuroma/nerve entrapment of the right leg is causally linked to in-service surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- nerve damage of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2003
- Citation
- 0304352
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,419 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The claims for service connection for nerve damage of the right leg, left leg, arthritis of the legs, diabetes mellitus, lymphoma, deviated septum, digestive disability, and hernia disability were all granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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