The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a left foot injury are not manifested by symptoms that approximate a moderate foot injury. The Board finds that the disability picture does not warrant a compensable rating for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence consistently shows normal extremities and no complaints or findings related to the Veteran's left foot disability over the entire appeals period.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left foot injury, residuals of a low back injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1005298
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of right foot, left foot, right ankle, and left ankle injuries incurred during military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left foot injury, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the current condition and an in-service injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a low back injury is remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including SSA records and medical records from Brackenridge Hospital in Austin, Texas, and UVA Hospital System.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development, including failing to schedule and notify him of examinations. The issues are now pending again for further development.
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