The Board has determined that the veteran's lower back and right knee disorders are secondary to his service-connected pes planus.,An effective date earlier than April 7, 1970 for the grant of service connection for pes planus with callosities and hyperkeratosis punctate plantaris is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the veteran's lower back and right knee disorders are related to his service-connected pes planus.,There is no evidence of record showing that the veteran's pes planus was first manifested prior to April 7, 1970.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Lower Back Disorder","relationship_to_service_connection":"Secondary to Service-Connected Pes Planus"}, {"condition_name":"Right Knee Disorder","relationship_to_service_connection":"Secondary to Service-Connected Pes Planus"}
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0632100
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