The Board denied service connection for the residuals of a left foot injury as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or chronic condition since service, and the first evidence of such a condition appeared many years after service.
The deciding factor: The lack of any record of a left foot injury during service and the absence of complaints or treatment for over 25 years after service contradicted the Veteran's assertions of having a chronic disability presence since 1959 or 1960, leading to the denial of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a left foot injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0907681
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Decisions by this judge: 2,020 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for residuals of right foot, left foot, right ankle, and left ankle injuries incurred during military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left foot injury, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the current condition and an in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence in the November 2019 VA medical opinion. The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left foot injury must be reconsidered with a new examination and opinion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the issue of service connection for residuals of a left foot injury needs further development and is therefore remanded.
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