The veteran seeks service connection for a chronic foot disorder, to include pes planus with calluses and/or joint pain due to an undiagnosed illness. The Board finds that the evidence is insufficient to establish service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: There is no clear evidence of a chronic foot disorder during service or within one year post-service, nor has there been any demonstrated link between current symptoms and service.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus with calluses and/or joint pain due to an undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0638362
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What this means for you
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