The Board has determined that the Veteran's right foot pes planus, low back disorder, and left knee disorder are all service-connected. The right foot pes planus is presumed to have been aggravated by service. The low back and left knee disorders are found to be aggravated by her service-connected left foot disability.
The deciding factor: The VA physician assistant provided a nexus opinion linking the Veteran's current low back and left knee conditions to her service-connected left foot disorder, stating that the stress on her knees due to favoring her left foot caused changes in her spine alignment and resulting pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Pes planus (right foot), Low back disorder, Left knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2015
- Citation
- 1550677
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.
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