The Board reopened the claim for service connection for flat feet and remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted since the November 1997 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, thus meeting the new and material criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, bilateral foot disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001557
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Denied
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