The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot disorder, finding that his pre-existing condition worsened during military service due to inadequate shoe size. The psychiatric disorder claim was withdrawn by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's left foot disorder underwent an increase in severity during service due to inadequate shoe size and lack of proper medical care, which aggravated a pre-existing condition.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, left foot disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146643
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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