The veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine and arthritis of the right hip as secondary to her service-connected bilateral pes planus have been denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's bilateral pes planus has resulted in disability of the back or hips, which would be considered secondary to her bilateral pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, Arthritis of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0335221
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What this means for you
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