The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's residuals of a broken right foot, finding that the current degenerative joint disease is likely due to an injury sustained during his military service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the veteran's in-service fracture and the current degenerative joint disease being found as likely related to that injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of broken right foot, probable degenerative joint disease associated with an old fracture of the right fifth metatarsal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0707184
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