The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot conditions, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his in-service foot injury and his current foot conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion concluding that the Veteran’s bilateral foot conditions are not related to his active duty military service due to lack of medical treatment records since service and consistent with the examiner's opinion that the medical evidence does not support chronicity showing a nexus between the Veteran’s bilateral foot conditions and his in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21015331
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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