The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral pes planus to obtain a VA medical opinion on whether the condition was aggravated by service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows complaints related to pes planus during service and requires a VA examination to provide nexus opinion on direct service connection or secondary service connection, including whether the pes planus is due to or was aggravated by any injury, orthotics used for knee disabilities, toe injury, or other service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25010960
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