The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a foot disorder. The veteran's current ankle disability is presumed to be related to his in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion linking the veteran's current ankle disability to his in-service injury, finding it at least as likely as not that the condition was incurred during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- foot disorder, ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2004
- Citation
- 0406435
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a foot disorder, finding that the Veteran's condition was not incurred in or related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining service records and a need for a VA examination to determine if any current foot disorders are related to service.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder and a foot disorder, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support these claims based on continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for chronic bronchitis as untimely and denied service connection for various other conditions including a left ankle disorder, asthma, shoulder disorder, chest disorder, foot disorder, GI disorder, hand disorder, knee disorder, and neck disorder due to lack of evidence supporting their direct relation to service.
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