The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a fractured right foot, finding no current evidence of such condition and concluding that any fracture incurred in service did not result in current residuals.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing current residuals of a fracture of the right foot incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0401543
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Decisions by this judge: 680 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for right foot scar, fractured right foot, and related radiculopathy were denied. The claim for service connection for depression was also remanded.,The Veteran's claim for right hip pain associated with his service-connected fracture was remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his thoracolumbar spine disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathies, have rendered him unemployable since October 15, 2019. A TDIU rating is granted from that date.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal was denied as her right foot disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating prior to July 24, 2015 and from that date onwards. The Board found that the evidence did not support an increased rating due to lack of severe unilateral acquired flatfoot or other specific findings warranting such a rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's right foot disability and whether her service-connected right foot disability has aggravated her radiculopathy. The claim will be readjudicated after these actions.
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