The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for disabilities of the left leg, left foot and left hip, as well as her bilateral ankle disability. The Board also dismissed her appeals regarding increased ratings for her service-connected bunions of the left foot and PTSD.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examinations did not find any current disabilities of the left leg, left foot, left hip or either ankle that were caused by the veteran's service-connected bunions.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg, left foot, left hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0634013
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left hip osteoarthritis and right hip osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected knee disabilities, but denied service connection for a variety of other conditions including bilateral ankle, shoulder, foot, mood disorder, tinnitus, hyperlipidemia, and knees.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot and ankle conditions to correct a duty to assist error, requiring medical opinions on their relationship to the Veteran's service.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal for service connection was dismissed due to untimely filing.
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