The Board found that the veteran's pes planus pre-existed his entrance into both periods of active duty military service and did not increase in severity during either period. The claims for secondary service connection for back, bilateral hip, bilateral knee, and bilateral ankle conditions were denied as there was no legal basis to establish such connections.
The deciding factor: The veteran's pes planus pre-existed his entrance into both periods of active duty military service and did not increase in severity during either period. The Board found that the veteran lacked legal grounds to establish entitlement to secondary service connection for back, bilateral hip, bilateral knee, and bilateral ankle conditions as they were not related to his pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes planus, Back condition, Left hip condition, Right hip condition, Left knee condition, Right knee condition, Left ankle condition, Right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0610234
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