Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic bilateral foot disability and an initial compensable evaluation for dysphagia secondary to Schatzki's ring, finding no current evidence of such disabilities related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no objective clinical confirmation of a current bilateral foot disability or any other diagnosed condition that would support the veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bilateral foot disability manifested by numbness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2006
- Citation
- 0600495
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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