The Board found that there is no competent evidence of current chronic conditions for the claimed disabilities and denied service connection for all issues.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient medical evidence to establish a nexus between the veteran's periods of active duty service and his current diagnosed conditions, or to show continuity of symptomatology since service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot condition, bilateral ankle condition, upper right abdominal pain (costochondritis), bilateral knee condition, low back pain, enlarged prostate, skin disorder of the face (seborrheic dermatitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0633297
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Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle strain and right foot condition, finding no current disability related to service.
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