The Board denied service connection for greater trochanteric bursitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with sleep apnea and an increased rating for bilateral pes cavus. However, the Board granted service connection for a back disability secondary to the service-connected bilateral pes cavus.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed no relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's service or the service-connected bilateral pes cavus, except for the back disability which was found to be related to the pes cavus deformity.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes cavus, Greater trochanteric bursitis of the bilateral hips, Back disability, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0907811
What this means for you
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