Service connection is granted for bilateral foot disabilities, including pes planus and ingrown toenails.,Service connection is remanded for bilateral leg disability (shin splints) due to lack of development in the November 2019 Remand directive.,Service connection is granted for gynecological disabilities, including residuals of tubal ligation and infertility.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current bilateral foot disabilities are found to be related to her military service based on her reported use of ill-fitting boots during training. The Board affords the benefit of doubt in favor of the Veteran.,Further development is needed for the Veteran’s claim for bilateral leg disability due to lack of documentation from service and post-service treatment records.,The Veteran's gynecological disabilities are found to be related to her military service based on her reported tubal ligation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, bilateral leg disability, gynecological disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20076062
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for a neurological examination to determine if any diagnosed radiculopathy or other neurological disability affecting the lower extremities was caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disability is related to his active military service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for a new examination to address the Veteran's lay statements regarding her symptoms during service.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disability and back disability have been granted due to the submission of new evidence. The AOJ is required to readjudicate these claims.
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