The Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities, including bilateral foot tendonitis and status post bilateral navicular stress fractures, were first manifested during her active service. The Board finds that the Veteran is entitled to service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnosed disabilities (bilateral foot tendonitis, status post bilateral navicular stress fractures) are related to injuries sustained in service and consistent with treatment received during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot tendonitis, status post bilateral navicular stress fractures
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2009
- Citation
- 0937110
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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