The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back, right hip, right ankle, and right foot disorders. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his military service.,There was no chronicity of symptoms in service or within one year post-service that would support presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service medical records were silent regarding any complaints or treatment for the claimed disorders. The first documented instances of these conditions occurred many years after his separation from service, and there was no evidence of a continuity of symptoms.,Service connection could not be established as the veteran did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to lack of chronicity in service or within one year post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Low back disorder","diagnosis":"Chronic lumbosacral strain"}, {"condition_name":"Right hip disorder","diagnosis":"Possible degenerative joint disease"}, {"condition_name":"Right ankle disorder","diagnosis":"Right Achilles tendonitis"}, {"condition_name":"Right foot disorder","diagnosis":"Pes cavus with painful lateral column"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0633438
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What this means for you
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