The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of service connection for bilateral pes valgoplanus and granted it, finding that the preexisting condition worsened during service.
The deciding factor: The increase in severity of the bilateral foot disorder was shown to have occurred during service and is not attributable to natural progression of the disease.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes valgoplanus
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0107029
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims to reopen his service connection for bilateral leg and foot disabilities, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right shoulder disability and migraines/chronic headaches are remanded for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of her conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine arthritis is aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
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