The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, left shoulder disability, left hip disability, and low back disability. The conditions were found to be not related to service or otherwise aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The preexisting conditions (bilateral pes planus, left shoulder disability, left hip disability, and low back disability) did not manifest in service or within a presumptive period, and continuity of symptomatology was not established. The Board found no evidence that the current disabilities were caused by service, including hard parachute landings.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, left shoulder disability, left hip disability, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19185534
What this means for you
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