Lichtenfels v. Derwinski

KRAMER, Associate Judge:

Appellant seeks reversal of a March 29, 1990, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) decision denying her both service connection for degenerative arthritis in her right foot and a separate, rather than combined, service-connected rating for degenerative arthritis in her spine. Because all the evidence of record and the applicable statutory and regulatory provisions support appellant’s appeal, we reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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Factual Background

Prior to service, in 1971 and 1972, appellant fractured her right foot and right ankle,…