The Board found that the veteran's claimed back, neck, right knee, and bilateral foot disorders are not related to service. The VA examinations did not find any evidence of congenital disorders or aggravation during service.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not provide sufficient evidence to establish a direct relationship between the current disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- back disorder, neck disorder, right knee disorder, bilateral foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0125275
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What this means for you
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