The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of bilateral pes planus and granted it, finding that his preexisting condition worsened during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's preexisting bilateral pes planus increased in severity during service due to aggravation, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Pes Planus
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127018
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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