The Board has determined that the Veteran's fracture of the left great toe is not related to his service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a nexus between the current disability and service, as there was no mention of any problems with the left great toe during or after service. The opinion from Dr. Moritz based on the Veteran's self-reported history is not credible due to lack of supporting clinical record.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the left great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2015
- Citation
- 1536239
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