The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right foot/ankle disability, finding that there was no evidence of any complaints or treatment pertaining to the right foot/ankle during service and that the current disabilities are not related to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the lack of any evidence of any complaints or treatment pertaining to the right foot/ankle until decades after service is more probative, and that the Veteran's testimony about injuring both his right and left foot and ankle during service is not credible.
- Claimed conditions
- Right foot/ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23012339
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