The Board denied service connection for a bilateral toe disorder, finding that the condition did not manifest during or within one year after service and was not otherwise causally related to military service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of arthritis or other chronic conditions in service or within one year post-service, and the Veteran's current toe disorder does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral toe disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19111518
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