The Veteran's claims for service connection for headache and bilateral foot disorders have been denied as there is no evidence of current disabilities at any time during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing current headaches or bilateral foot disorders since the Veteran filed his claims in August 2014, and he denied having such conditions in multiple VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Headache disorder, Bilateral foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19116343
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What this means for you
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