The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for anemia and pes planus, finding that there was no current disability during the appeal period and that the preexisting pes planus did not become aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran had a preexisting pes planus condition which clearly and unmistakably existed prior to her military service and was not aggravated beyond its natural progression by active military service. The anemia claim is denied as there is no current diagnosis during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2013
- Citation
- 1336381
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