The veteran's claimed disabilities, including bilateral flat foot and toe pain, groin and pelvic pain, left leg disability, sacroiliac joint pain/hip pain, knee disability, and bone deterioration, are not shown to be related to service. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a grant of service connection for any of these conditions.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claimed disabilities were either congenital in nature or not shown during service or at present. There is no medical evidence linking her current complaints to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral flat foot, Bilateral toe pain, Bilateral ankle disability, Groin and pelvic pain, Left leg disability, Bilateral sacroiliac joint pain/hip pain, Bilateral knee disability, Bone deterioration, Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0707230
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- Granted
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