The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus due to new evidence showing pre-existing conditions during service. Service connection is granted as the veteran's condition was aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's pre-existing pes planus and other foot conditions were aggravated by active duty service, warranting service connection under the theory of aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus (flat feet), onychomycosis, hyperkeratosis, pes plano valgus
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0204786
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bilateral foot disability to obtain further development, including adequate VA examinations and opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pes planus, bilateral degenerative changes of the feet, bilateral hammertoe deformity, bilateral foot ulcers, and onychomycosis as there was no evidence to support an increase in severity during active service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus (flat feet), bilateral ankle condition, bilateral knee condition, and lower back condition as there was no evidence of a current disability or that the disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for onychomycosis as a secondary condition to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus Type II.
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