The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a foot disorder to include blisters, finding no evidence of current disability and noting that the only reported incident of blistering occurred during active duty.
The deciding factor: Service records did not reflect any complaints or diagnoses related to a foot disorder. The only documented case was from 1986 when the veteran had blisters at work. There is no medical evidence of a current condition, and continuity of symptomatology could not be established as the veteran acknowledged that this was the only recurrence since service.
- Claimed conditions
- foot disorder, blisters
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2002
- Citation
- 0209412
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