Trying to see how to go about this and to appeal this. Currently the way it goes, was that i had mild flat arches coming into service while serving in the marine corps from 01 to 05. Was out for about 1 year and went into the army from 07 to 13. Wasn't much of person to go to sick call and paying the price for everything now.
So on my exit exam and questionnaire, i brought up that i was having issue with pain running and shine pain. The Dr. on the exit exam put that i have normal arches but that i have bi lateral foot pain exacerbated by running. This also included knee pain also. During my first C&P exam in 2014, they did a tests to confirm that i did have mild pes
planus. I files and they denied due to not caused by services, although i was trying for aggravated.
• Service connection for pes planus (claimed as flat feet) is denied since this condition neither
occurred in nor was caused by service.
• Your service treatment records show that on entrance examination in 2000, you had
moderate asymptomatic pes planus. No other mention of pes planus was found in service
treatment records. On separation examination dated December 17, 2012 you had normal
arch. Examiner states there is currently insufficient evidence to suggest the bilateral current
pes planus condition incurred or caused by foot pain noted during service. Although
bilateral foot pain was noted on your exit examination here is no mention or diagnosis of
pes planus while in service.
** should i go about getting a different nexus letter stating that this was aggravated .
Here is what my nexus letter said
He born with flat feet. During his military service he carried loads weighing S50-70 pounds while marching 5-15 miles on
a regular basis.In addition be participated in numerous parachute jumps.
He reports that since the military. his feet have been hurting more, necessitating him to wear
inserts all the time.Therefore, his foot symptoms are as likely, as not related t0 his activities
during his military service.
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Trying to see how to go about this and to appeal this. Currently the way it goes, was that i had mild flat arches coming into service while serving in the marine corps from 01 to 05. Was out for about 1 year and went into the army from 07 to 13. Wasn't much of person to go to sick call and paying the price for everything now.
So on my exit exam and questionnaire, i brought up that i was having issue with pain running and shine pain. The Dr. on the exit exam put that i have normal arches but that i have bi lateral foot pain exacerbated by running. This also included knee pain also. During my first C&P exam in 2014, they did a tests to confirm that i did have mild pes
planus. I files and they denied due to not caused by services, although i was trying for aggravated.
• Service connection for pes planus (claimed as flat feet) is denied since this condition neither
occurred in nor was caused by service.
• Your service treatment records show that on entrance examination in 2000, you had
moderate asymptomatic pes planus. No other mention of pes planus was found in service
treatment records. On separation examination dated December 17, 2012 you had normal
arch. Examiner states there is currently insufficient evidence to suggest the bilateral current
pes planus condition incurred or caused by foot pain noted during service. Although
bilateral foot pain was noted on your exit examination here is no mention or diagnosis of
pes planus while in service.
** should i go about getting a different nexus letter stating that this was aggravated .
Here is what my nexus letter said
He born with flat feet. During his military service he carried loads weighing S50-70 pounds while marching 5-15 miles on
a regular basis.In addition be participated in numerous parachute jumps.
He reports that since the military. his feet have been hurting more, necessitating him to wear
inserts all the time.Therefore, his foot symptoms are as likely, as not related t0 his activities
during his military service.
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