The Board has granted service connection for a residual scar proximal to the left ankle due to acute in-service left foot cellulitis. The back and bilateral knee injuries service connection claims have been rendered moot by an April 2003 rating decision that reopened but denied on the merits these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found it at least as likely as not that appellant has a residual operative scar proximal to the left ankle due to acute in-service left foot cellulitis.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of back injury, residuals of bilateral knee injuries, left foot cellulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0425917
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