The Board found that the veteran's left below-the-knee amputation and right ankle/leg ulcers were not caused or made worse by his service-connected weak feet with hammer toe deformities.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a direct relationship between the service-connected condition and the current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Left below-the-knee amputation, Right ankle and leg ulcers
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0817654
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