The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for status post bunionectomy, right and left great toes, and osteomyelitis. The evidence is not in favor of a finding that these conditions began during or were otherwise related to the veteran's military service.
The deciding factor: The service medical records do not show any foot disorder affecting the great toe of each foot until after 1995, more than 50 years after the veteran's service discharge. The absence of documented complaints and treatment for a foot disorder proximate to or during service is unfavorable to the veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- status post bunionectomy, right and left great toes, osteomyelitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2007
- Citation
- 0733309
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