The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disorder, a right foot disorder, and a left foot disorder as there was no evidence of chronic residuals that persisted throughout service to the present.
The deciding factor: The in-service treatment for right and left foot injuries do not suggest the existence of chronic residuals, and post-service records indicate that the initial history of bilateral foot pain is found in April 2003, with a lag between service and the onset of bilateral foot pain.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, right foot disability, left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0815309
What this means for you
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