The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service, and therefore denied his claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of any current disabilities in question during active service, and the medical records do not show a relationship between these conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins with peripheral vascular disease of the left lower extremity, plantar fasciitis of the left foot, a skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0610949
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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