The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot hallux valgus, osteoarthritis, and plantar fasciitis as secondary to his service-connected left knee meniscectomy. The VA examiner found no credible nexus between these conditions and the service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current left foot conditions were not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected left knee meniscectomy, due to lack of a sufficient time frame for progression.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot hallux valgus, left foot osteoarthritis, left foot plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18156710
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