The veteran's service-connected left foot stress fracture residuals are currently rated as 10 percent disabling. The right foot Morton's neuroma is not considered service connected, and the bilateral ankle, knee, hip, and low back disabilities were also not found to be related to service or a service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the left foot stress fracture residuals are directly related to her active duty service. The right foot Morton's neuroma was not considered service connected as it is unrelated to any service-connected disability and no evidence of a presumptive exposure basis (e.g., burn pit, Agent Orange) was provided.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot stress fracture, Morton's neuroma of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 20, 2007
- Citation
- 0729632
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