The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, finding that his current condition is not related to his military service and does not meet the criteria for direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence shows that the Veteran's bilateral foot disorder did not originate in or was aggravated by his military service. The VA examiners found no clear and unmistakable aggravation during service, and there is conflicting medical record evidence regarding any in-service injury or event leading to the current condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disorder, pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21014355
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