The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left foot disability (pes planus) and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with arthropathy, sacralization, and scoliosis due to lack of evidence establishing a causal relationship between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a causal relationship between the veteran's current left foot disability (pes planus) and his military service. The veteran's spinal deformity was congenital, did not increase in severity during military service, and preexisted active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Disability (Pes Planus), Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disc Disease with Arthropathy, Sacralization, and Scoliosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0516499
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