The Board has determined that service connection for a bilateral foot disability is not warranted, as there is no evidence of such a condition during or within one year after service. The veteran's current psychiatric disorder may have pre-existed service and was not aggravated by it.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current foot disabilities to service, and the veteran's current psychiatric disability may have existed prior to service without aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2006
- Citation
- 0601900
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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