The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his bilateral foot disorder (pes planus) is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise to show that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is related to his military service, and he was exposed to noise during his service.,The evidence is at least in equipoise to show that the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disorder includes symptoms of moderate foot injuries, such as mild symptomatology of pes planus relieved by custom orthotics; asymptomatic contractures of the third through fifth toes bilaterally; and bilateral hallux valgus without resection of the metatarsal head or significant severity to parallel actual amputation of the great toe.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1010318
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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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- Denied
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