Denied
The Board denied service connection for all claimed disabilities, including right and left foot disorders, knee disorders, lower extremity disabilities (shin splints), and ankle disorders. The Veteran's daughter testified about injuries during Basic Training in 1977 due to improper footwear.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record is persuasively against finding that the Veteran's claimed disorders began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disorder, left foot disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, right lower extremity disability (shin splints), left lower extremity disability (shin splints), left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25007405
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