The Veteran's current bilateral flatfoot disability is considered to have been incurred during his active duty service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows a diagnosis of pes planus in service, treatment for pes planus within one year of separation, and current medical confirmation of the same condition. The Veteran's lay testimony supports these findings.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flatfoot (pes planus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1715079
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral flatfoot is related to his service.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral flatfoot (pes planus), left knee disability, right knee disability, psychiatric disability, and erectile dysfunction. The claims are based on direct evidence of a nexus to service.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.
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