The Board denied service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, bilateral knee disabilities, bilateral hip/leg disabilities, bilateral ankle disabilities, and weight gain as secondary to pes planus with osteoarthritis of the feet.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that any of these conditions were proximately due to or aggravated by the service-connected pes planus with osteoarthritis of the feet.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, Bilateral knee disabilities, Bilateral hip/leg disabilities, Bilateral ankle disabilities, Weight gain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0902141
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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