Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher disability rating for his stress fracture was denied. The claims for service connection for low back and psychiatric disabilities were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board decided based on the evidence of record, including the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- stress fracture of the 2nd metatarsal of the right foot, low back disability, acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001279
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