The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot disorders as there was no evidence of a chronic disease in service or within one year after discharge, and no competent medical evidence linking the current conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence that has attributed the onset of the veteran's right or left foot disorders to his service. The VA examiner opined that it is less likely than not that the veteran's right and left foot disorders are the result of injury or aggravation while in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot disorder, Left foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0809838
What this means for you
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