The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for his bilateral foot disabilities, finding that there was no evidence to support a finding that the current disabilities were incurred in or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current bilateral foot disabilities are not related to an in-service left foot injury or aggravation of pre-existing injuries during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disabilities, arthritis of both feet, left foot plantar fasciitis, metatarsophalangeal joint degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19113073
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