The Board has granted service connection for an amputation below the right knee as secondary to a service-connected right ankle disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the finding that the amputation was medically necessary due to the severity of the Veteran's right ankle disability and related functional limitations.
- Claimed conditions
- amputation below the right knee
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24037983
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for amputation below the right knee, finding that new and material evidence has been received. The Veteran asserts that his leg amputation was necessitated by his service-connected eczematoid dermatitis.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities, including an amputation below the right knee, left ankle disorder, left knee disorder, bilateral hip disorder, and low back disability. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for an amputation below the right knee and remanded the secondary service connection claims due to a need for additional medical evidence. The case is now being returned to the RO for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
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