The Board denied service connection for a left foot disability, finding that the evidence did not support a relationship between the Veteran's current condition and her active duty or any service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions were consistent in concluding that there was no causal link between the Veteran's current left foot disabilities and her active duty service or any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Left foot pes planus, Left foot hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19104073
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