The veteran's pre-existing left foot disorder was aggravated by active service, and the claim for a left foot disorder has been reopened. The claims for secondary service connection for left leg and hip disorders are remanded.
The deciding factor: The VA podiatrist determined that the veteran's preexisting left foot disorder was aggravated during her service due to increased symptomatology and progression of deformity, supporting the grant of service connection for a left foot disorder. The claims for secondary service connection remain pending as they require further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot disorder, Left leg disorder, Left hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0902060
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,350 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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