The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for flat feet and an increased rating for recurrent urticaria, finding that there was no evidence of in-service aggravation. The veteran's anxiety disorder is found to be secondary to his service-connected urticaria.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing that the pes planus or recurrent urticaria were aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Flat Feet (Pes Planus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- July 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0821654
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