The Board denied the application to reopen the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for transmetatarsal amputation of the left great and second toes, as new and material evidence was not received.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted did not provide a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim that the additional disability was proximately caused by VA's fault in furnishing surgical treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- transmetatarsal amputation of the left great and second toes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001714
What this means for you
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