The Veteran's bilateral leg and ankle disorders are not service-connected, as they were not incurred or aggravated by his military service. His fracture of the dorsal spine is currently rated at 20%.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence linking the current disabilities to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral leg disorder, Ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 21, 2010
- Citation
- 1035729
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- Remanded (sent back)
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