The Veteran's claims for bilateral foot, ankle, hip, and knee disorders have been denied as they are not shown to be related to service.,The Veteran's claims for a heart disorder due to exposure to herbicide agents have also been denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the Veteran's claimed conditions were incurred or aggravated during his active military service, and there was no in-service event or injury linked to these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disorder, bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20062108
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