The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for residuals of right foot surgery and granted service connection for a spine injury as secondary to a service-connected plantar callus, an ulcer as secondary to a service-connected plantar callus, and degenerative joint disease of the right hip with tinea pedis.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted since the June 2000 denial includes VA treatment records indicating that the Veteran's current right foot disability is likely due to his previous VA surgery. This raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right foot surgery, spine injury, ulcer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2010
- Citation
- 1029357
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What this means for you
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