The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of left and right tarsal tunnel syndrome did not originate in service or for many years thereafter, are not related to any incident during active service, and are not caused or aggravated by any service-connected disabilities. Therefore, service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's bilateral tarsal tunnel syndrome was incurred in service or due to his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.
- Claimed conditions
- left tarsal tunnel syndrome, right tarsal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1444313
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