The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral foot disorder (diagnosed as prurigo and recurrent tenia pedis), claimed as residuals of jungle rot, finding that it was incurred in service. The other claims are addressed in the remand portion.
The deciding factor: Service connection established due to credible evidence linking trench-foot experienced during combat service with current bilateral foot disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), urethritis with stricture, residuals of shell fragment wound, right arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0101433
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What this means for you
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