The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for retropatellar pain syndrome of the left knee, right knee, plantar fasciitis of the left foot, and plantar fasciitis of the right foot. The veteran was also denied service connection for back pain due to thoracolumbar scoliosis and PCOS with infertility and hirsutism.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's PCOS with infertility and hirsutism existed prior to her entry into service and did not permanently worsen during her period of active service, thus denying service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- retropatellar pain syndrome (left knee), retropatellar pain syndrome (right knee), plantar fasciitis (left foot), plantar fasciitis (right foot), back pain due to thoracolumbar scoliosis, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) with infertility and hirsutism
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0835312
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- Denied
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