The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, pes planus, left hip disorder, low back disorder with retrolisthesis of L5-S1 and degenerative joint disease, and bilateral ankle disorders. The denial is based on the lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his service or service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no relationship between the veteran's service-connected knee disabilities and his claimed psychiatric disorder, pes planus, left hip disorder, low back disorder with retrolisthesis of L5-S1 and degenerative joint disease, and bilateral ankle disorders. The medical evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Personality Disorder (Not Otherwise Specified), Pes Planus, Left Hip Disorder, Low Back Disorder with Retrolisthesis of L5-S1 and Degenerative Joint Disease, Bilateral Ankle Disorder (Right or Left)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0708670
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Related decisions
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for bilateral pes planus was denied as the evidence did not warrant a higher rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right and left hip disorders due to a pre-decisional error in obtaining an adequate nexus opinion prior to the June 2021 rating decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's pes planus is rated at 30 percent, the highest rating available for unilateral pes planus.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for a left hip disorder and hearing loss, but has remanded the claim for COPD due to potential errors in the decision-making process.
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