The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder of his feet and osteomyelitis of his feet, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or any presumptive exposure to Agent Orange. The Board also found insufficient medical nexus evidence connecting the current disorders to service.
The deciding factor: The record lacks medical evidence showing an in-service disease or injury related to the veteran's skin disorder and osteomyelitis, and there is no post-service continuity of symptomatology. Additionally, the earliest post-service medical records do not support a diagnosis of either condition until over 34 years after service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Skin Disorder of the Feet"}, {"condition_name":"Osteomyelitis of the Feet"}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0605949
What this means for you
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