The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes cavus and denied higher initial ratings for lumbar spine strain, left hand fifth finger fracture, right ear hearing loss, left wrist condition, left knee condition, left ankle condition, and exercise induced bronchospasm.
The deciding factor: The veteran's representative provided evidence that the veteran had a worsening of his conditions during service, but there was no clear and unmistakable evidence to show that any of these conditions preexisted service or were aggravated by it. The Board found that the veteran met the criteria for service connection for bilateral pes cavus.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine strain, status post left fifth finger fracture, right ear hearing loss, left wrist condition, left knee condition, left ankle condition, bilateral pes cavus, exercise induced bronchospasm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2008
- Citation
- 0809965
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Decisions by this judge: 2,196 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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