The Board has denied the claim of service connection for bilateral foot condition, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between the appellant's current condition and her Reserve service.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence showing a direct link between the appellant's Reserve service and her current bilateral foot condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0612150
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What this means for you
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