The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left foot conditions, finding that they had their onset during active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible the Veteran's lay statements of experiencing bilateral foot pain during active duty service, which began after his in-service parachute jumps, and have persisted since then. The Board resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran, granting service connection for his right and left foot conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot condition, Left foot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22037624
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right foot condition, including pain and functional limitation, is related to service. The Veteran's right leg disability did not have an onset in service or manifest within a year of service, nor is it otherwise related to service or a service-connected disability. The Veteran's left leg disability also did not have an onset in service or manifest within a year of service, nor is it otherwise related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's headache disability is granted as service-connected. The left foot condition and lung cancer claims are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right foot condition as there is no current or diagnosed disability, and the evidence does not support a finding that any such disability was incurred in service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several claims due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including for new VA medical opinions on right wrist and knee conditions, right foot condition, right ankle condition, erectile dysfunction, GERD, headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, dry eye syndrome, lumbar spine condition, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
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