The Board found that the veteran does not have current diagnoses for his right and left foot disabilities. The claims of service connection for these conditions were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or any link to service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show any current diagnosis of right or left foot disabilities, and the Board found that the veteran's reported injuries during service are not supported by his post-service medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, heart disability (presumed secondary to PTSD), hypertension (presumed secondary to PTSD), peripheral neuropathy (prescribed as secondary to PTSD), pain and numbness of the right leg and foot (presumed secondary to PTSD), right foot disability, left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0610651
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