The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for pes planus and an increased rating for left calcaneus fracture residuals, finding that there was no evidence of a pre-existing condition or aggravation during service. The veteran's current symptoms are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any pre-service or in-service injury or disease resulting in pes planus and the left calcaneus fracture residuals, nor were there any aggravations of a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus (flat feet), left calcaneus fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0215646
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