The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for numbness of the left foot and a compensable rating for osteomyelitis of the left tibia, finding no evidence of active or recurrent osteomyelitis.
The deciding factor: There is no medical diagnosis of a disability that causes numbness of the left foot. The veteran does not have an active infection of osteomyelitis of the left tibia and has not had two or more episodes since the initial infection in service.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the left foot, osteomyelitis of the left tibia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0609896
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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