The Board has granted service connection for below the knee amputation of the right foot and partial amputation of the left foot as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The deciding factor: VA examiners opined that the Veteran's bilateral foot conditions due to frostbite, leading to amputation, were proximately due to or caused by his PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Below the knee amputation of the right foot, Partial amputation of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0946577
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The veteran's bilateral foot amputations are not considered a qualifying additional disability under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to the lack of evidence showing that VA care, treatment, or examination caused his disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connected due to his fear of hostile military activity during his Vietnam service.
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