The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral flatfoot condition is granted. The issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for scar, status post cyst removal right wrist and the issue of entitlement to a noncompensable rating for broken right pinky finger are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnosis of bilateral flatfoot condition is considered to have been incurred in service due to its presence at separation from service and currently. The claim for service connection for this condition is granted on the basis that it was directly incurred during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flatfoot condition, arthritis, right foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133570
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Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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