The Veteran's service-connected right foot and ankle disability is rated at 30 percent, effective from the date of the decision. The SMC claim was denied.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the November 2015 injury to the right foot was not related to the service-connected right foot and ankle disability, thus preventing a higher rating for the condition prior to the amputation in November 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent sprains, Stress fractures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2024
- Citation
- 24012905
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