The Board denied the claim for service connection for right great toe amputation, finding that it was a complication of nonservice-connected diabetes mellitus and not caused or aggravated by any service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The examiner opined that the Veteran's right great toe amputation was less likely than not proximately due to or the result of any of his service-connected foot conditions, as the medical literature does not support a causal relationship between the service-connected conditions and the development of diabetic foot ulcer/osteomyelitis.
- Claimed conditions
- right great toe amputation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25002288
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