The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral ankle sprains, patellofemoral pain syndrome, and lumbar strain with spondylosis are proximately due to or the result of his service-connected pes planus.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions were in equipoise regarding whether the veteran's current disabilities were proximately due to or the result of his service-connected pes planus. The Board found that the positive and negative evidence supported this conclusion, granting service connection for these conditions as secondary to the service-connected pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle sprains, bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome, lumbar strain with spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2007
- Citation
- 0710165
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What this means for you
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