The Board denied service connection for pes planus of the left foot and right foot, but granted service connection for a right eye disability. The Veteran's adjustment disorder was rated 30 percent disabling.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran's pes planus or right eye condition were related to his military service; however, there was sufficient evidence of current disability and a nexus to service for the right eye condition.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus of the left foot, pes planus of the right foot, right eye disability, adjustment disorder with depressed and anxious mood, septal deviation, status post septoplasty and allergic rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0911275
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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