The Board found that the veteran does not have a low back disability, a hip disability, a knee disability, or a right leg disability, that were caused or aggravated by his service-connected right foot disability.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between the claimed disabilities and the service-connected right foot disability. Multiple VA examinations concluded that there was no etiological relationship between the veteran's generalized osteoarthritic process and his right foot condition, and that his arthritis in these joints had not been aggravated due to his right foot condition.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral knee disability, right leg disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0815705
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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