The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations for chronic ingrown toenail of the right 5th toe, PTSD and major depressive disorder, and a right foot injury have been dismissed.,The Veteran's petitions to reopen claims for service connection for left knee arthralgia, right knee arthralgia, left ankle arthralgia, and right ankle arthralgia have been granted. The appeals for these issues are remanded.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a right foot injury is dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeals for increased evaluations of chronic ingrown toenail of the right 5th toe, PTSD and major depressive disorder, and a right foot injury during an August 2016 Board hearing.,New evidence received since the February 1996 rating decision relates to unestablished facts and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for left knee arthralgia, right knee arthralgia, left ankle arthralgia, and right ankle arthralgia. The petitions to reopen these claims are granted.,The Veteran withdrew his appeal for increased evaluations of chronic ingrown toenail of the right 5th toe, PTSD and major depressive disorder, and a right foot injury during an August 2016 Board hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic ingrown toenail of the right 5th toe, PTSD and major depressive disorder, right foot injury, left knee arthralgia, right knee arthralgia, left ankle arthralgia, right ankle arthralgia, GERD, right testicle condition, rash on the back, chest, legs, neck, and groin
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18128706
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