The Board found that the Veteran's hallux valgus was not related to service or his service-connected plantar fasciitis, and denied this claim.,For the right knee disability, the Board noted there is no evidence of a right knee injury in service. The examiner opined that the current arthralgia is less likely than not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral foot condition (specifically, plantar fasciitis).
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's hallux valgus or right knee disability are related to service or a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Hallux Valgus, Right Knee Arthralgia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1724797
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- Denied
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