The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for amputation below the right knee, finding that new and material evidence has been received. The Veteran asserts that his leg amputation was necessitated by his service-connected eczematoid dermatitis.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided suggest a link between the Veteran's service-connected eczematoid dermatitis and the need for his leg amputation, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation below the right knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1028793
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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