The Board has determined that the right foot ulcer and related complications are not related to service, and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a relationship between the current right foot disability and active duty military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot ulcer, recalcitrant ulcer plantar, chronic non-healing dermatitis, lichenoid infiltrate, lichen planus, lichen stratus, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, mycosis fungoides
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0636717
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0636717.
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: Granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for timely filing of an appeal request, dismissing the attempted appeal.
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