The Veteran's right foot pes planus was aggravated beyond its natural progression during service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition. The issue of whether his right great toe disability is secondary to his service-connected right foot pes planus remains on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pre-existing right foot pes planus was aggravated by service, as evidenced by the aggravation of symptoms during service and subsequent deterioration since service.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus of the right foot, right great toe disability
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2021
- Citation
- 21073340
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent, and the Board finds that a higher rating is warranted due to incomplete medical examination.,The VA examiner concluded that the cervical spine disability was less likely than not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected lumbar spine disability. The Board finds this opinion inadequate as it did not address whether the Veteran's degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine is a congenital defect and if so, whether there was aggravation during service.,The VA examiner noted that the Veteran's pes planus is a congenital condition and concluded that it is an incidental finding with no symptoms related to his service. The Board finds this opinion inadequate as it did not address whether the pes planus is a congenital defect or disease, nor if there was aggravation during service.,The Veteran seeks service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, obesity, and CKD. No specific issues are listed regarding these conditions in the decision summary.,The Veteran's hypertension is not addressed in the decision summary.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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