The Board found that the veteran's current right knee, bilateral foot, and bilateral big toe disorders are not related to his military service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current disabilities to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee disorder (residuals of a right knee injury, status post-replacement), Bilateral foot disorder, Bilateral big toe disorder (residuals of a bilateral big toe injury)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0628034
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