The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot disorder and an initial compensable disability rating for degenerative joint disease of the left foot due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for multiple VA examinations scheduled in conjunction with his claim, which resulted in denial of his appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot tendon dysfunction, degenerative joint disease of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1023871
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, benign prostatic hypertrophy, memory disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, lumbar spine disability (chronic low back pain), chronic cervical strain, allergic rhinitis, gastrointestinal disabilities, colon diverticulosis, and degenerative joint diseases of multiple joints. The Board found no evidence to support service connection for any of these conditions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for left heel bone spurs and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine were denied. The claim for a higher evaluation for the lumbar spine disability was granted with limitations, but the issue remains pending. The case is remanded for further development regarding the left foot disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case to obtain an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left foot plantar fibroma is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the left foot.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the remaining issues due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's current diagnoses are not shown to be related to his military service.
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