The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot disorder and drug dependence, finding that her pre-existing conditions did not worsen during service or become manifest within one year of separation. The Board also found no evidence linking current symptoms to service.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's current right foot disorders and service, including any claimed injury in basic training.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot disorder, Hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2017
- Citation
- 1710519
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Denied
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