The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left foot injury and finds that there is sufficient evidence to support this claim, including continuity of symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran presented credible testimony and medical evidence showing ongoing left foot problems since service, which supports a finding of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left foot injury, spur formation at the posterior inferior aspect of the left calcaneum
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1204408
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of right foot, left foot, right ankle, and left ankle injuries incurred during military service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left foot injury, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the current condition and an in-service injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence in the November 2019 VA medical opinion. The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left foot injury must be reconsidered with a new examination and opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the issue of service connection for residuals of a left foot injury needs further development and is therefore remanded.
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