The Board has denied service connection for a right foot injury and dismissed appeals for service connection of other conditions. The appeal seeking entitlement to TDIU is also dismissed.,Service connection for the lower back, cervical spine, COPD, and OSA are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no nexus between the current right foot condition and the in-service heel fracture. The Appellant did not provide sufficient medical evidence to support his claim.,Service connection for the lower back, cervical spine, COPD, and OSA are remanded as further investigation is needed to determine if these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Foot Injury","current_status":"Present"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Arthritis of Cervical Spine","current_status":"Withdrawn by Appellant"}, {"condition_name":"Degenerative Arthritis of Lumbar Spine","current_status":"Withdrawn by Appellant"}, {"condition_name":"Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)","current_status":"Withdrawn by Appellant"}, {"condition_name":"Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)","current_status":"Withdrawn by Appellant"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19183246
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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