The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right foot degenerative arthritis, finding that there is no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s degenerative arthritis is not caused by or related to his in-service metatarsalgia and is due to natural aging process.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot degenerative arthritis, right foot degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21021701
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and a need for additional evidence. The Veteran's left foot disability, excluding plantar fasciitis, is being evaluated further.
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