The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a left foot disorder. After reviewing all available evidence, including private medical opinions and VA examination reports, the Board finds that there is at least equipoise of probative value regarding whether the Veteran's current left foot disorder is related to his military service. Therefore, the claim is granted.
The deciding factor: The new evidence includes a May 2004 VA examination report and April 2006 private medical opinion from Dr. T.T.K., which both support an etiological relationship between the Veteran's left foot disorder and his in-service injury. The June 2004 VA examiner's opinion, however, did not consider these opinions or the Veteran's lay statements regarding continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1134476
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