The Board has determined that the veteran's flat feet disability was incurred during active service, while his cervical spondylolysis is not shown to be related to his period of service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a relationship between the veteran's current diagnosis of cervical spondylolysis and his period of service.
- Claimed conditions
- Flat Feet, Cervical Spondylolysis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2002
- Citation
- 0208021
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss and flat feet due to incomplete records and need for a new VA examination. The Veteran's service connection claims are otherwise granted.
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