The veteran's left foot disability was incurred in service, and her heart murmur was not shown to be related to service. The other conditions were either not found or are presumed to have been caused by the veteran's active duty.
The deciding factor: Service medical records show that the veteran had a functional systolic murmur during service which resolved without any evidence of chronicity post-service, and there is no objective evidence of current heart disability. The left foot spurs were noted in service and are presumed to have been incurred due to active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Disability, Bilateral Ankle Disability, Bilateral Shin Disability, Heart Disability, Gastrointestinal Disability, Hearing Loss Disability, Eye Disability, Urinary Tract Infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0200736
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