The Board found that the Veteran's accessory navicular left foot is a congenital defect not subject to service connection as it was not due to or aggravated by an event, disease, or injury incurred during active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's accessory navicular left foot was not due to or aggravated by an in-service event, and thus did not meet the criteria for direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot numbness, left foot strain, left tarsal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2013
- Citation
- 1313512
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- Remanded (sent back)
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