The Board has determined that the veteran does not have residuals of a left foot fracture or left ankle fracture due to active duty service. However, the veteran's pre-existing bunion on her left first metatarsal was aggravated by her active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations and medical records do not support a finding of current disability related to the claimed fractures, but do indicate that the veteran's pre-existing bunion may have been aggravated by her active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left foot fracture, residuals of left ankle fracture
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0631433
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