The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for bilateral foot disabilities, which was previously denied in April 1995.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence (a statement from a layperson attesting to severe walking problems after discharge) was submitted since the last final denial, allowing the reopening of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disabilities
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0308131
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Decisions by this judge: 1,500 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder disability, abdominal hernia, GERD, bilateral ankle disabilities, and bilateral foot disabilities. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during the appellant's period of active duty.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantial gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantial gainful employment, leading to a grant of TDIU.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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