The Board has determined that the veteran's pes cavus, a congenital condition, was aggravated by service beyond its natural progression. The case is remanded for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: The examiner concluded that the veteran's pes cavus increased in severity during service due to aggravation, rather than any pre-existing condition worsening.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disorder, characterized as pes cavus or club foot deformity
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0407171
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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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a right and left foot disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, finding that there is at least equipoise evidence of aggravation.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for the left foot disorder and denied ratings in excess of 30 percent for IBS, chronic bronchitis, and headaches. The Board also granted a 10 percent rating for the left hip disorder and denied higher ratings.
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