The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a disability of the left leg and foot, nor does he have a disability of the right leg and foot.,Therefore, service connection for these disabilities is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing any current disabilities of the legs or feet. The Board finds that the veteran's testimony regarding his lower extremity numbness is not credible as there are no post-service medical records to support this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Left leg and foot disability, Right leg and foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0629058
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