The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for bilateral flat foot and granted it based on aggravation during active duty. The Veteran's preexisting condition was aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's preexisting bilateral flat foot was aggravated by his military service, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Flat Foot
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18156635
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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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