The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings for various foot, knee, and lumbosacral conditions. The evidence did not establish a link between current disabilities and service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking current diagnoses to service or showing continuity of symptomatology from in-service diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Left Foot Condition","diagnosis_dates":["1987"]}, {"condition_name":"Right Foot Condition","diagnosis_dates":[]}, {"condition_name":"Left Ankle Condition","diagnosis_dates":[]}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0630228
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What this means for you
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