The Board has granted service connection for right foot osteoarthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected pes planus with metatarsalgia, finding that it was caused by his active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board found in favor of the Veteran, concluding that there is at least equipoise evidence suggesting that the Veteran's right foot osteoarthritis is proximately due to his service-connected pes planus with metatarsalgia.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot osteoarthritis, right foot pes planus with metatarsalgia, right 5th metatarsal fracture, right calcaneal fracture
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22029009
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