The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for aggravated existing pes planus of each foot and currently diagnosed disorders of each foot other than pes planus, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no clear and convincing evidence showing an increase in severity of existing pes planus during service or a causal connection to active service for any other foot disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- aggravated existing pes planus, currently diagnosed disorders of each foot other than pes planus
- 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
- 19146671
What this means for you
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