Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and his active service.
The deciding factor: The April 2023 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's bilateral foot condition was less likely than not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury. For the hearing loss, the Board found no evidence to support a compensable rating based on the mechanical application of the rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability (plantar fasciitis), cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020392
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