The Board found that the veteran does not have a current disability of his feet and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing an underlying right or left foot condition, thus there is no current disability due to service.
- Claimed conditions
- swelling of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0835972
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for an enlarged prostate, hypertension, heart condition, foot swelling, skin hypopigmentation, and a lumbar spine condition. The Veteran's current conditions are being reviewed to determine if they are related to his time in service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is seeking service connection for swelling of the legs and feet as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The case has been remanded due to the need for a medical examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's otitis externa and swelling of the feet are service-connected, with a 10% evaluation assigned for each.
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