The Board has determined that the veteran's current feet disorder was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not otherwise related to service. As such, the claim for service connection for a foot disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence relating the veteran's current feet disorder to his in-service diagnosis of second degree flat feet or any other incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- feet disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0204738
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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