The Board denied service connection for a left foot and left heel disability, finding that the current conditions are not related to in-service events or injuries.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a nexus between the current left foot strain and the isolated incident of left heel pain during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot strain, left heel
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2026
- Citation
- A26022348
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- Remanded (sent back)
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