The veteran's service-connected left lower extremity disability does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, and his low back disability is not caused or aggravated by the service-connected left lower extremity disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's left ankle has moderate limitation of motion without additional functional loss on repetitive use. There is no evidence to support a finding that the veteran's low back disability is proximately due to his service-connected left lower extremity disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left ankle joint, Left tibia/fibula fracture, Left peroneal and sural neuropathy, Osteomyelitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0814356
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