The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, cervical spine disorder, and right hip disorder. The Veteran's preexisting pes planus was found to have existed prior to service, and the current diagnosed degenerative conditions were not shown to be related to service or aggravation of the preexisting condition.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran did not experience any foot, cervical spine, or right hip injury, disease, or event during service. The preexisting pes planus was found to have existed prior to service and did not undergo an increase in severity during service. The current diagnosed degenerative conditions were not shown to be related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Foot Disorder (Pes Planus with Plantar Fasciitis), Cervical Spine Disorder, Right Hip Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21004584
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