The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus is granted. The claim for secondary service connection for additional disability of the feet and fungus infection of the feet is well grounded, but further development is required before a decision can be made.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for bilateral pes planus as it clearly existed during service and is not shown to have pre-existed service. The claim for secondary service connection requires additional evidence regarding the etiology of any additional foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, fungus infection of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0003035
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, anemia, and gastritis as the conditions were not shown to be related to or aggravated by service.
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