The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral foot disability and psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence to support these claims. The decision also noted that new evidence submitted did not meet the criteria for reopening the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show any in-service or post-service diagnosis or treatment related to the claimed conditions, and the veteran's testimony was deemed insufficient to establish a link between his current disabilities and military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2005
- Citation
- 0501800
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot disability, respiratory disability (breathing difficulty), cardiac disability (irregular heartbeat), and right hip disability as there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bilateral foot disability to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's pre-existing pes planus was aggravated by service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including bilateral wrist, ankle, foot, shoulder, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, lumbosacral spine, and carpal tunnel syndrome, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disability to correct an error in not securing an adequate medical opinion.
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