Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and hammertoe deformity, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hallux valgus. The claims for non-hodgkin's lymphoma and renal toxicity with chest pain were remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's foot conditions were caused by his service-connected condition, leading to a grant of service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, hammertoe deformity, bilateral
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- 25012305
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