The Board has determined that the Veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus was aggravated during active military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus worsened due to his duties as a boiler technician on board ship during service, which triggered the presumption of aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- low back condition, pes planus
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2018
- Citation
- 1800069
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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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