The Board has granted service connection for a right leg Achilles tendon disorder, but denied service connection for other skin disorders and shin splints. The case is remanded for further examination regarding the left wrist and left knee conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current left wrist and left knee conditions are not related to his service-connected bilateral foot disability as per the new standard set by the Federal Circuit in Spicer v. McDonough, 61 F.4th 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2023).
- Claimed conditions
- Right arm skin disorder, Left elbow skin disorder, Right shin disorder, Left wrist skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24009219
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