The Board finds that the veteran's current bilateral residuals of trench foot are not related to his service, and thus denies the claim.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that any current disability is related to trenchfoot in service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral residuals of trench foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0602153
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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