The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for left foot plantar wart and bilateral pes cavus. The claims are remanded for additional development regarding respiratory disorder, pharyngitis, dermatitis, psoriasis, left foot disability, and right foot disability.
The deciding factor: New evidence provided by the Appellant supports unestablished facts necessary to substantiate the claims of service connection for left and right foot disabilities (left foot plantar wart and bilateral pes cavus).
- Claimed conditions
- left foot plantar wart, bilateral pes cavus, respiratory disorder (claimed as acute bronchitis), dermatitis, psoriasis, left foot disability (claimed as a plantar wart), right foot disability (claimed as a plantar wart)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22053802
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