The Board has determined that osteoarthritis of the bilateral feet is at least as likely as not related to service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The decision finds that the Veteran's current arthritis of the bilateral feet is related to his military service due to consistent high impact on his feet during Navy Seal training, resolving any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19171209
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