The Veteran's claim for service connection of trench foot is granted. The Board finds that the Veteran had a diagnosis of trench foot during active service and continues to have it now, with continuity from service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current skin disability of the bilateral feet (mild as it may be) had onset during active service, with continuity to the present.
- Claimed conditions
- trench foot, jungle rot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20007303
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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