The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and secondary service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing conditions were aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus was aggravated by his military service and that his bilateral plantar fasciitis is a related condition to his now-service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102183
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
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- Granted
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