The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot condition, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a link between current foot conditions and active service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish an in-service injury or disease that caused or aggravated any current foot conditions, nor did it show continuity of symptomatology within one year post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot condition, right foot arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065753
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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