The Board denied service connection for left plantar fibroma and degenerative arthritis of the left foot, as well as a temporary total evaluation based on surgery of the left foot. The Veteran's current diagnoses are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence did not support finding that the Veteran’s conditions began during service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- left plantar fibroma, degenerative arthritis of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18104877
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