The Board denied service connection for a right and left foot condition, finding that the Veteran's foot conditions were not related to his service.
The deciding factor: The clinician found that the Veteran's lay statements were contradicted by his report at separation that he did not have any foot trouble. The primary basis for the opinion was the Veteran's report that he had no such injuries at separation and expressly stated that he had never had foot trouble and was not then experiencing foot trouble.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot condition, left foot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25014482
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