The Board found that the veteran's left below the knee amputation was not etiologically related to his service-connected left great toe fracture with chronic osteomyelitis, and thus denied his claim for secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a link between the veteran's in-service injury and his current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left great toe fracture with chronic osteomyelitis, left below knee amputation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0312445
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, COPD, diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, OSA, left and right below knee amputations, bilateral lower extremity scars, and CAD as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
- Granted
The Board has granted effective dates of January 7, 2016 for the awards of service connection for various conditions including diabetes mellitus and its manifestations, kidney failure, bilateral lower extremity amputations, and CHF.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, migraines, neuropsychological signs or symptoms, and a respiratory condition. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep disorder, lumbar spine disability, bilateral eye conditions, gastrointestinal problems, high blood pressure, and left below knee amputation were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a 60 percent disability rating for the service-connected left below knee amputation with callosity stump is granted. The issues of service connection for a heart condition, entitlement to an earlier effective date for TDIU, and eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 are remanded.
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