The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder is found to be proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected right ankle disability. The issue for an increased evaluation in excess of 40 percent for post-operative residuals of a stress fracture of the right tarsal navicular with early degenerative changes has been withdrawn.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lumbar spine disorder is found to be proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by his service-connected right ankle disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative residuals of a stress fracture of the right tarsal navicular with early degenerative changes, Lumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2011
- Citation
- 1115795
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