The Board found that the veteran's ASHD, DM, and bilateral leg disorders are unrelated to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: The VA physician concluded that the veteran's pes planus did not cause or aggravate his concomitant conditions of ASHD, DM, and any leg disability.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease (ASHD), diabetes mellitus (DM), bilateral leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0320695
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What this means for you
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