The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a fracture of the big toe, left foot are incurred during service and granted service connection for this condition. The low back disability claim is remanded for further clarification from an examiner regarding its etiology.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's currently diagnosed low back disability was not related to his period of active service due to lack of documented trauma, injury or event in service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the big toe, left foot, degenerative joint disease of the lower back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1509213
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed all appeals related to service connection for various knee and shoulder conditions, as the Veteran died before a decision could be made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's low back disability, as well as whether he currently has residuals of a fracture of the big toe. The case will be remanded for these purposes.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was not timely filed, and thus the Board lacks jurisdiction to consider his claims.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lower back, left hip, and left knee as these conditions are related to an in-service fall from a truck.
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