Denied
The Board denied service connection for pes planus and a history of drug and alcohol abuse, while remanding the claim for a left knee disability due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not warranted as there was no evidence of an increase in severity during service or that the conditions were related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus, history of drug and alcohol abuse, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096617
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