Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for pes planus, hallux valgus, metatarsalgia, and foot arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot callosities. The Board also granted increased ratings of 30 percent for the callosities on both feet.
The deciding factor: The July 2025 private examiner opined that the service-connected bilateral foot callosities aggravated the Veteran's pes planus, hallux valgus, metatarsalgia, and foot arthritis beyond their natural progression.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pes planus, Hallux valgus, Metatarsalgia, Foot arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25012444
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