The Board has reopened the previously denied claim of service connection for bilateral flat foot and granted it based on aggravation during service. The Veteran's pre-existing condition was found to have been aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is a rebuttable presumption of aggravation due to combat hardships, which established the need to prove no increase in severity beyond natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat foot
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125135
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,199 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and bilateral flat foot due to inadequate opinions from previous VA examiners. The claims will be reconsidered with new examinations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims of entitlement to a compensable rating for pansinusitis and service connection for bilateral flat foot are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions in the prior decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral flat foot with an effective date of June 21, 2023. The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued and the appeal is granted.
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