The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus, stomach problems, vertigo (secondary to service-connected bilateral hearing loss), low back disability (secondary to bilateral pes planus), and migraine headaches. The Board found that there was no evidence of aggravation of pre-existing conditions during service or a direct relationship between service and the current disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus was not aggravated by active military service, his stomach problems are not related to service, his vertigo is not related to service or a service-connected disability, his low back disability is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and his migraine headaches are not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, stomach problems, vertigo, low back disability, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1735708
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