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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0907681
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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