The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the Veteran's preexisting condition was aggravated by his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board found sufficient evidence to establish an increase in disability during military service and applied the presumption of aggravation under 38 U.S.C. § 1153.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral 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
- October 23, 2020
- Citation
- A20015926
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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