The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral pes planus warrants a 10 percent evaluation, and his residuals of fracture of second toe, left foot, warrant no compensable evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not find any evidence linking the veteran's pes planus or fractures to service-connected conditions or exposure to known environmental factors. The current evaluations are based on the severity of the symptoms and physical findings without additional service connection being granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Pes Planus, Residuals of Fracture of Second Toe, Left Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0311508
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