The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral knee disorders, major depressive disorder (MDD), and lumbar spine disorders, all secondary to his service-connected pes planus disability. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link between any claimed conditions and service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims were denied as the evidence did not establish current diagnoses for the claimed conditions or a causal relationship with service-connected pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral knee disorder, Major depressive disorder (MDD), Bilateral leg pain, Bilateral hip disorder, Lumbar spine disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1804920
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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