The Veteran's neuritis of the right foot is considered to be a residual from surgery for his service-connected right ankle tendonitis, and thus is granted as secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the neuritis resulted from the surgery performed due at least in part to the service-connected condition (right ankle tendonitis).
- Claimed conditions
- neuritis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2012
- Citation
- 1242987
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