The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for ingrown toenails, bilateral feet as there was no evidence of such condition during or after service.
The deciding factor: The VA could not locate the veteran's service medical records and the veteran did not provide any evidence to support his claim. The preponderance of the evidence showed that he did not have an ingrown toenail in service, nor did it develop thereafter.
- Claimed conditions
- ingrown toenails, bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0315368
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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