The veteran's claims for service connection for pes planus with right foot abrasion, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and PTSD and depression were denied. The Board found that there was no evidence of these conditions during active service or related to any established event, injury, or disease in service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to establish a link between the veteran's current diagnoses and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus with right foot abrasion, benign prostatic hypertrophy, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0621807
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