The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a left foot ulcer was denied, and the claims to reopen service connection for residuals of poliomyelitis involving the left lower extremity and residuals of a left Achilles tendon injury were also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the criteria for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 as there was no evidence of carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on VA's part.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0923021
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left foot ulcer and neurogenic bladder as secondary to service-connected disabilities, including obesity. The VA is required to provide an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected conditions caused or aggravated his obesity, and if so, whether it was a substantial factor in causing or aggravating his left foot ulcer and/or neurogenic bladder.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for the left leg below-the-knee amputation, finding that VA did not fail to properly treat his condition and that the proximate cause of the amputation was the chronicity of osteomyelitis despite weeks of antibiotic therapy.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ, finding that the Veteran's conditions were present prior to his initial claim in August 2002.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for calluses on the left foot (claimed as a left foot ulcer) due to insufficient medical evidence addressing whether there are exposed areas affected by the condition.
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