The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left great toe disability, finding that it did not meet the criteria for service connection as there was no in-service event or disease and the current condition is not related to service-connected pes planus.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's current left great toe disability and his service or any service-connected conditions, including pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- left great toe disability, hallux limitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2021
- Citation
- 21023751
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- Remanded (sent back)
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