The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased rating for plantar callosities of the left foot, service connection for a bilateral knee condition as secondary to the service-connected plantar callosities of the left foot, and reopening of his claim for low back condition as secondary to the service-connected plantar callosities of the left foot.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the veteran's bilateral knee or low back conditions were proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar callosities of the left foot, bilateral knee condition, low back condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0634977
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of a low back condition to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the presumption of soundness has not been rebutted.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, finding that the Veteran's current disability had its clinical onset during his active duty service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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