The Board found no credible evidence of a right foot or ankle injury during service and determined that any current disability is not related to service. The Veteran's statements regarding the nature of his injury are deemed unreliable.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs do not indicate any right foot or ankle injury, only a left Achilles tendon injury. His current right foot/ankle disability is attributed to non-service-related factors and there is no medical evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot/Ankle Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1114868
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