The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as service connection due to reasonable doubt being resolved in his favor.,Right ear hearing loss remains denied, but the issue of entitlement to service connection for right ear hearing loss is remanded for further development.,Entitlement to service connection for a skin condition affecting the left foot is granted. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a skin condition affecting the left foot is remanded for further development.,Bilateral pes planus (flat foot) remains denied, but the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral pes planus is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder was found to be related to his active-duty service due to reasonable doubt being resolved in his favor.,There is insufficient evidence to establish an in-service event that meets the criteria for PTSD, but there is sufficient credible evidence of an in-service event that meets the criteria for service connection of acquired psychiatric disorder.,The Veteran's skin condition affecting the left foot was found not to be related to active-duty service or exposure to toxic substances due to lack of supporting medical evidence.,Bilateral pes planus (flat foot) remains denied as there is no evidence of aggravation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder, Right Ear Hearing Loss, Skin Condition affecting the left foot, Bilateral Pes Planus (Flat Foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2024
- Citation
- 24034400
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