The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of an injury of the right foot, including a chip fracture of the first metatarsal.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted evidence does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of an injury of the right foot, chip fracture of the first metatarsal
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2005
- Citation
- 0534563
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen these claims.
- Denied
The Board found no evidence of a chronic low back disorder or residuals of an injury of the right foot during service, and denied both claims due to lack of current disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered additional development due to incomplete service medical records and the need for further examination. The veteran's claims for service connection are pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to verify stressors and determine the nature of any right foot pathology.
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