The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disorder, including tarsal tunnel syndrome and Morton's neuroma, did not manifest during service or within one year of separation. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing any symptoms or diagnoses related to the current bilateral foot disorders (tarsal tunnel syndrome and Morton's neuroma) until at least 1998, which is more than seven years after separation from service. The Veteran did not seek treatment for a bilateral foot condition during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Disorder, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, Morton's Neuroma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1623131
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