The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for numbness in both feet. The Veteran's statements are sufficient to satisfy the third prong of analysis, indicating that his condition may be associated with his military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements indicate he experienced numbness in his feet during basic training and believes it is related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness in both feet
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1710951
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- Remanded (sent back)
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