The Board has determined that the Veteran's left foot neuroma did not manifest within one year of separation from active service and is not otherwise caused by active service. As such, the claim for service connection for left foot neuroma is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence linking the current left foot neuroma to service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot neuroma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1818110
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability as secondary to his service-connected left foot neuroma.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left foot neuroma, finding no evidence that it began during service or is related to an in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial compensable rating for scars status post left foot neuroma with residual numbness is being remanded due to the need for a full examination considering any nerve disorder of the left foot/toes and other left foot disabilities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of May 11, 2010 for the award of a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
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