The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and degenerative arthritis of the right and left foot with hallux valgus deformity, finding that both conditions were aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a permanent increase in severity during service for congenital pes planus and evidence supporting the onset of degenerative arthritis during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral fallen arches, diagnosed as congenital pes planus, degenerative arthritis of the right and left foot with hallux valgus deformity
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24064720
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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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