The Board has granted service connection for left flat foot as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected stress fractures, bilateral feet and hallux valgus. The decision is based on evidence showing that the left flat foot condition was caused by these service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s left flat foot disability was a progression of his previously diagnosed conditions (stress fractures and hallux valgus) and concluded it was secondary to these service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left flat foot, stress fractures, hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20003840
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Decisions by this judge: 3,217 · Granted: 46% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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