The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for trench foot as there is no current diagnosis of this condition and the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that it was incurred or aggravated during his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence of record that the Veteran underwent any diagnostic evaluation or treatment for trench foot or related conditions during the 74 years since his military service, and even if he did have trench foot during his active military service, it would most likely have been temporary and transient without long-term effect.
- Claimed conditions
- trench foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191353
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various foot, ankle, knee, shoulder, back, and other disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability during the period on appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for frost bite in feet, trench foot, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a compensable rating for trench foot for further development, including a new VA examination.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection of trench foot and jungle rot is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran had a diagnosis of trench foot during active service, which has continued to present in his feet. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including alcohol abuse, is remanded.
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