The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability and bilateral knee disability, as well as his requests for initial ratings for right and left foot pes planus and left foot plantar fibromatosis. The appeal regarding compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for post-operative right hand and ring finger Dupuytren's contracture residuals is remanded.
The deciding factor: The claims were denied as the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to establish service connection or entitlement to higher ratings based on his claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Bilateral knee disability, Right foot pes planus, Left foot pes planus, Left foot plantar fibromatosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1240151
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