The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a low back disability as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus and denied his increased evaluation claims for bilateral pes planus. The evidence did not establish a nexus between the veteran's current low back disorder and his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical evidence linking the veteran's low back pain to his service-connected bilateral pes planus, and the Board agreed with this finding based on the lack of objective medical evidence showing an altered gait due to his feet issues.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0626700
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