The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral foot and stomach disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions concluded that there is no link between the Veteran's current bilateral foot and stomach disabilities and his military service, including boxing injuries during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Disorder, Stomach Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2013
- Citation
- 1310257
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