The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot fracture, finding that there is no current evidence of such a condition and that it is not related to his service-connected left knee disability.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence does not show that the Veteran has a current left foot fracture or any related disability at any point during the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20003919
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal concerning the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left foot fracture.
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