The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot disability and for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for lumbar spine degenerative changes, as well as his claim for a compensable initial evaluation for bilateral exercise-induced compartment syndrome status post five compartment fasciotomies with residual scars. The issues were remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not demonstrate current right foot disability at any time during or proximate to the pendency of the claim, and thus service connection was denied.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot avulsion fracture, lumbar spine degenerative changes, bilateral exercise-induced compartment syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19196486
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