The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left above-knee amputation, claimed as secondary to his service-connected trench foot. The evidence does not support a finding that the amputation was related to his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided by Dr. H. indicated that the primary reason for the Veteran's amputation was due to the severity of injuries from a motor vehicle accident, rather than his service-connected trench foot disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left above-knee amputation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1036387
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