The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic bilateral pes planus (flat feet). The Veteran served in combat and was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge. Chronic bilateral pes planus was diagnosed during and following active service, warranting service connection.
The deciding factor: Service connection is granted based on the Veteran's combat experience and diagnosis of chronic bilateral pes planus during and after service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic bilateral pes planus (flat feet), chronic bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1048231
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions of chronic bilateral hearing loss and chronic tinnitus were not incurred or aggravated by active service, and thus denied both claims.
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