The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral flat foot disability, finding that his pre-existing condition was aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The Board found reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding whether his preexisting bilateral flat feet were aggravated during service, and thus granted service connection based on this determination.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral flat foot
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2023
- Citation
- A23028330
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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.
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle disability and a bilateral foot disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his active service.
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