The Board has granted service connection for pes planus (flat feet), finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his military service or were aggravated by it.
The deciding factor: The Board found the Veteran's statements credible and persuasive, linking his flat feet to service based on his reported pain beginning in service and the diagnosis shortly after separation.
- Claimed conditions
- Pes Planus (Flat Feet)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19171894
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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.
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