The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for left flat foot, finding that there is at least a reasonable doubt in favor of its onset during service and resolving this doubt in favor of the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The evidence is sufficient to decide this service connection claim as it is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's left flat foot disability had onset in service. As the reasonable doubt created by this relative equipoise must be resolved in favor of the Veteran, entitlement to service connection for this disability is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- left flat foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24031235
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right flat foot as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions, and the evidence does not support a finding that they are related to service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with spondylosis was granted service connection. The claims for left and right flat feet were remanded.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left and right shoulder osteoarthritis, headaches as secondary to PTSD, but denied aggravation of pre-existing left flat foot. The appeals for right knee and left knee conditions were dismissed.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to the cumulative effects of his service-connected disabilities, and the Board has granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
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