The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot condition was denied. The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a bilateral foot condition and thus, cannot establish service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no current medical evidence showing a diagnosis of a bilateral foot condition.
- Claimed conditions
- status-post laminectomy disk excision L5 with degenerative arthrosis of the lumbar spine (claimed as lumbar back strain), bilateral foot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1007943
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot condition and migraines, but remanded the claim for a back condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a back condition, numbness left upper extremity, allergic rhinitis, bilateral foot condition, BHL, ED, insomnia, and sinusitis. The only granted issue was service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for an increased rating for loin pain hematuria syndrome and service connection for a bilateral foot condition, thus dismissing the claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for a back condition, left leg condition, and bilateral foot condition due to errors in the previous decision.
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