The Board granted service connection for left foot laceration with tendon repair and left leg shin splints, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing conditions worsened during his active military service.
The deciding factor: The increase in disability was not clearly and unmistakably due to the natural progress of the disease, and the evidence supports an aggravation of the pre-existing condition during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot laceration with tendon repair, left leg shin splints
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001196
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and evaluation of the conditions before a decision was made.
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