The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that there was no evidence of a worsening of the condition during his period of ACDUTRA and that the first post-service medical evidence of foot pain was decades after service.
The deciding factor: The Board found the appellant's statements to be not credible as they were inconsistent with the remaining evidence of record, including the absence of complaints or findings related to the feet in service treatment records and the first post-service medical evidence of any bilateral foot symptoms being attributed to diabetic neuropathy decades after service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25002533
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