The Board has granted service connection for left upper and lower extremity disabilities secondary to service-connected cervical and lumbar spine disabilities, respectively. Service connection for bilateral flatfeet and right and left hip disabilities is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current foot conditions began during service or are otherwise related to service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Flatfeet, Right Hip Disability, Left Hip Disability, Left Upper Extremity Disability (manifesting as pain causing impairment in earning capacity), Left Lower Extremity Disability (manifesting as pain causing impairment in earning capacity)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24080291
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as there is no persuasive evidence of current diagnoses or in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Denied
The Board denied an increased rating for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that her current 10 percent rating adequately reflects her symptoms and limitations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability, which may be related to service or secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for both a right hip disability and a left hip disability, finding that the Veteran's observable symptoms of pain and stiffness began during his active service and have persisted.
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