The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for service connection for right foot disability cannot be granted as there is no competent medical evidence linking his current condition to active service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that his current degenerative joint disease or porokeratosis of the right foot are related to his time in service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's diagnosed 'porokeratosis foot condition' has nothing to do with his right ankle or active duty complaints, and there is no reliable evidence linking the current disorder to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disability, porokeratosis of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2018
- Citation
- 1803212
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