The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current bilateral foot or left thigh skin disorder that is directly related to service. The evidence did not support a finding of in-service disease or injury, and there was no continuity of symptomatology post-service.
The deciding factor: There were no documented diagnoses of the claimed conditions during service, and STRs only noted folliculitis on the left inner thigh which resolved by 1985. The Veteran's current soft-tissue mass was not diagnosed until after separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disorder, left thigh skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1739351
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