The appellant's right foot disability was caused by or secondary to his service-connected right knee disorder.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence etiologically linked the appellant's current right foot/heel disability with his service-connected right knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of an injury to the right heel, Arthritis of the right knee, Right knee disability (instability)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0910597
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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