The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left foot/ankle disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to his active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no nexus between the in-service incident and the current left foot/ankle disability based on review of the claims file and consideration of the Veteran's lay contentions.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot/ankle disability, osteochondral lesion in the medial dome of the talus, osteochondroma of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18149750
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left foot/ankle disability, finding that there was no credible evidence linking his current condition to service or to his service-connected right foot and ankle disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left foot/ankle disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including scheduling a VA examination and reviewing recent medical records.
- Granted
The claim for service connection for a low back disability is reopened and granted.,The claim for service connection for a left foot/ankle disability remains denied as no new and material evidence was submitted.
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