The Board finds that the medical evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the service-connected right hip and right knee disabilities cause an aggravation of the Veteran's claimed bilateral foot and ankle disabilities, warranting service connection on a secondary basis.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the service-connected right hip and right knee disabilities cause an aggravation of the Veteran's claimed bilateral foot and ankle disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot and ankle disabilities, bilateral pes planus, bilateral Achilles tendon contracture, right midfoot arthritis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1004736
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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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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection for bilateral pes planus, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus based on aggravation of a preexisting disability, but denied service connection for right and left knee disabilities.
- 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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