The Veteran's service connection claim for residuals of bilateral foot injuries, to include spurs, was denied. He is currently rated with a noncompensable initial rating for his calluses of the feet.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking current bilateral foot disabilities to service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot injuries, calluses of the feet, spurs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1031819
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of death and whether service-connected conditions contributed or aggravated the Veteran's death. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of her husband's death, which was attributed to coronary atherosclerosis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and erectile dysfunction have been denied. The claim for bilateral foot injuries has been remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his claims for increased ratings of his service-connected back disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, leading to the dismissal of these appeals.
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