The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, but further development is needed to determine its etiology and whether it was incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted since the last denial indicates that the veteran may have had a pre-existing condition of flatfeet prior to his military service, which developed into a chronic foot disorder during service. However, this does not conclusively establish service connection as it is unclear whether the current disability was aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0402010
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board grants service connection for headaches as the evidence supports a direct link to the Veteran's active military service.
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