Denied
The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left leg below the knee amputation, service connection for a psychiatric disorder, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support that the Veteran's additional disabilities were caused by VA treatment or related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg below the knee amputation, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25002101
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