The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the right foot disability claim was denied due to lack of new and material evidence. The peroneal mononeuropathy claim is also granted.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted in support of the Veteran's claims for alcohol abuse disorder, cocaine and cannabis abuse disorder, and peroneal mononeuropathy of the right foot. However, new and material evidence was not received to reopen the right foot disability claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Alcohol Abuse Disorder, Cocaine and Cannabis Abuse Disorder, Right Foot Disability (blisters with toenail issues, bunions, status post-bunionectomy), Peroneal Mononeuropathy of the Right Foot
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18145200
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