The Board found that the surgeries on the veteran's left foot did not result from treatment for a service-connected disability and there is no other evidence of treatment requiring convalescence for any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The surgeries were performed due to non-service-connected conditions, specifically a fracture of the 5th metatarsal resulting from a work-related injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes planus with degenerative changes, Sinus tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2008
- Citation
- 0827989
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- Granted
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- Granted
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