The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left knee disorders, bilateral foot disorder, hemorrhoids, and a right eye disorder. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence was insufficient to establish that the appellant currently has any of the claimed conditions or that they are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, left knee disorder, bilateral foot disorder (plantar fasciitis), hemorrhoids, right eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1015487
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What this means for you
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