The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral foot and knee disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by service, as there was no evidence of chronic manifestations during service or for many years thereafter. The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical nexus between the Veteran's current bilateral foot and knee disorders and his period of active duty service, despite his assertions.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Disorder, Bilateral Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1003246
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