The Board denied service connection for residuals of laceration to the toes of the right foot due to a lack of evidence linking the current condition to service.,The Veteran's claim for hepatitis C was previously denied in March 2002, and new evidence received since then is considered material but does not establish service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the Veteran currently has residuals of laceration to the toes of his right foot or that such condition was incurred during service.,The evidence submitted by the Veteran relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim for hepatitis C, but does not establish service connection as it is unclear whether the disease was caused by VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of laceration of toes of right foot, Hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0918636
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