The Veteran's claim for service connection for trench foot was denied as the evidence did not establish a current disability due to trench foot that is etiologically related to service. The right knee condition requiring hospital treatment from April 2, 2003, met the criteria for a temporary total evaluation under 38 C.F.R. § 4.29.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's assertions of trench foot were found not credible due to lack of contemporaneous evidence and long latency period between service and diagnosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Trench Foot, Post-operative Medial Meniscectomy of the Right Knee
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2018
- Citation
- 1817130
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- Granted
The Veteran's right knee instability is granted a rating of 20 percent, effective from the date of the remand. Separate ratings for symptomatic residuals post-operative medial meniscectomy and scar residuals post-operative medial meniscotomy are also granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has withdrawn the claims of service connection for trench foot and trench mouth, as well as remanded the claim for a respiratory disorder. The acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD) is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and trench foot due to insufficient evidence in the current record. The Veteran's hearing was found to be abnormal during service but not yet considered hearing loss, while his trench foot is linked to time spent in the field on training exercises.
- Denied
The veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates were denied. The Board found that the earliest date of entitlement to a 30 percent rating for bilateral trench feet is July 14, 1994.
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