The Board found that the veteran does not have a right foot condition related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there was no clinical evidence of degenerative joint disease of the metatarsal joint of the right foot, and thus the veteran's symptoms were likely due to his pes planus valgus.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2005
- Citation
- 0521543
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