Granted
The Board granted service connection for right foot pes planus, left foot pes planus, trigonum impingement, and pes cavus, right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain, right knee strain, and left knee strain. Additionally, the Veteran was granted an initial rating of 60 percent for a skin condition, to include dermatitis and tinea pedis.
The deciding factor: The Board afforded the Veteran the benefit of the doubt in granting service connection based on lay evidence of ongoing symptoms from service and positive private medical opinions linking his disabilities to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot pes planus, left foot pes planus, trigonum impingement, and pes cavus, right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain, right knee strain, left knee strain, skin condition, to include dermatitis and tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25014586
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