The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and left knee disorder. The claim for bilateral pes planus is granted, while the claim for left knee disorder remains denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's pes planus worsened due to military service-related stress on his feet.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Pes Planus, Left Knee Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2011
- Citation
- 1143818
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