The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a stress fracture of the right heel, tendonitis of the right wrist, and bilateral pes planus. The claim for visual impairment is based on service-connected tonsillectomy.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability related to the alleged stress fractures or pes planus, and the Board found that any residual from the right heel stress fracture has healed. Visual impairment was presumed due to the Veteran's service-connected tonsillectomy. The tendonitis of the right wrist was linked to her service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of a stress fracture of the right heel, Visual impairment (presumptive due to tonsillectomy), Tendonitis of the right wrist, Bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1004208
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current bilateral pes planus is not service-connected due to a duty-to-assist error, and remands the case for further examination and opinion.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for SMC(o) was denied as he could not receive multiple awards of SMC(l). The right shoulder bicipital tendonitis rating was denied, and the TDIU claim was granted.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus preexisted service and was aggravated by service, warranting a grant of service connection.
- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis is rated at 50 percent disabling, which is the maximum schedular rating permitted for acquired flatfoot. The appeal is denied.
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