The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left leg disorder and a left ankle disorder on a secondary basis to his service-connected arthritis of the right great toe with hallux rigidus was denied. The Board found that there is no diagnosed disability of the left leg or left ankle, and thus, service connection cannot be granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have a diagnosed disability of the left leg or left ankle, and therefore, secondary service connection for these disorders could not be established.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg disorder, left ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1007168
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What this means for you
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