The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left arm and hand, as well as for left foot pes planus, are not supported by the evidence and have been denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking any current disabilities to military service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of shell fragment wound to left arm and hand, left foot pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2002
- Citation
- 0214369
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of August 15, 2022, for a 10 percent maximum initial rating for service-connected right foot metatarsalgia and granted service connection for right foot pes planus and left foot pes planus.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left and right foot pes planus, plantar fasciitis, right ankle pain, left ankle pain, right hip pain, and left hip pain was dismissed due to an impermissible concurrent election of review.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and left foot pes planus are remanded to obtain additional opinions.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a back condition, left foot pes planus, bilateral knee disability, and right hip disability based on the evidence supporting their occurrence during active duty.
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