Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right foot disability, left foot disability, and a disability due to an undiagnosed illness as the evidence did not support a finding of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disabilities were less likely than not incurred in or caused by his claimed in-service injury, event, or illness. Additionally, there was no evidence to suggest that the Veteran's undiagnosed illness was related to any specific exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disability (calcaneal/bone spur and right foot congenital pes planus), left foot disability (calcaneal/bone spur and left foot congenital pes planus), disability due to an undiagnosed illness, including aches and pains, chronic fatigue syndrome, weight loss, insomnia and trouble sleeping
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003176
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