The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for flat feet, finding no error in the September 2014 rating decision and concluding that there was not clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the RO did not misapply the law or have incorrect facts before it at the time of the September 2014 rating decision, nor did they reach a conclusion that would have been manifestly different.
- Claimed conditions
- flat feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20040448
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- Granted
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