The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability, including arthritis, heel spurs, and hallux rigidus, finding that the Veteran did not have a disease or injury related to his feet during service and that there is no evidence of continuity of symptomatology following service discharge.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current bilateral foot disability was not incurred in service and that there is no evidence of a nexus between the disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, arthritis, heel spurs, hallux rigidus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2024
- Citation
- A24046410
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- Denied
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- 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 of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and entitlement to DIC due to a failure to obtain a medical opinion prior to the rating decision on appeal regarding whether the Veteran's arthritis was related to his period of active service, and if so, whether it contributed to his death.
- 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.
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