The Board denied service connection for right great toe hallux valgus deformity, finding no evidence of a pre-existing condition and that the current condition is not related to service.,The Board also denied service connection for paranoid schizophrenia, noting that it did not manifest within the applicable presumptive period and was not shown to be causally or etiologically related to an in-service event.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's right great toe hallux valgus deformity is not considered to have been incurred during service as there is no evidence of a pre-existing condition, and the current condition is not linked to any in-service injury or disease.,Paranoid schizophrenia was not shown to be chronic in service, continuity of symptomatology is not established, and it is not related to an in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- Right great toe hallux valgus deformity, Paranoid schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19157454
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