The Board granted service connection for bilateral claw foot, tinea unguium, and peripheral vascular disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's conditions were proximately due to his service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral claw foot, bilateral tinea unguium, bilateral peripheral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25005107
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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