The Board denied service connection for left knee arthritis, left wrist arthritis, right foot plantar fasciitis, an acquired disability of the left eye, bilateral knee growths, bilateral hip pain, and back pain as there was no competent medical evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to active service or secondary to his service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the preponderance of the competent medical and other evidence of record is against a finding that the Veteran's right foot plantar fasciitis, bilateral knee growths, bilateral hip pain, and/or back pain are etiologically related to active service, to include as secondary to the service-connected left knee musculoligamentous strain, chronic.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthritis, left wrist arthritis, right foot plantar fasciitis, acquired disability of the left eye, bilateral knee growths, bilateral hip pain, back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0909062
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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