The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for flat feet and athlete's foot, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence showing a pre-existing condition worsened by military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found clinical and diagnostic evidence consistent with flat feet but did not find any pre-service diagnosis or evidence of athlete's foot related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Flat Feet, Athlete's Foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2014
- Citation
- 1450973
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