The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left foot disorder, finding that a pre-existing condition existed prior to service and was not aggravated during service. The claim for secondary service connection for a right foot disorder is also denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection could not be granted because there was no evidence of aggravation of the pre-service left foot disorder during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639454
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- Denied
The Veteran's PTSD, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, left foot disorder, right foot disorder, and back disorder have all been denied service connection. Additionally, the Veteran's claim for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) prior to July 1, 2017 has also been denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disorder, left foot disorder, and respiratory disorder. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and determine if there is herbicide exposure during service.
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