The Board has granted service connection for mild degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left lower extremity neuritis, and right lower extremity neuritis as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus with left foot strain, calcaneal spurs, and plantar fasciitis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted that the Veteran's mild degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine was caused by his service-connected bilateral pes planus with left foot strain, calcaneal spurs, and plantar fasciitis.
- Claimed conditions
- mild degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, left lower extremity neuritis, right lower extremity neuritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2023
- Citation
- A23034072
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