The Board found that the claim is not well-grounded and denied service connection for residuals of a right foot injury.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence linking the current right foot disability to an in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of right foot injury, right foot hallux valgus deformity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2000
- Citation
- 0012262
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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