The Board granted service connection for bilateral flatfoot with arthritis, left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis, left knee arthritis, and right knee arthritis as secondary to the service-connected bilateral flatfoot. Eczema and psoriasis were also granted based on a direct link to an in-service injury.
The deciding factor: The presumption of aggravation was not rebutted for the bilateral flatfoot, and the evidence supported that the current disabilities were proximately due to the service-connected condition or directly related to an in-service event.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flatfoot with arthritis, left hip arthritis, right hip arthritis, left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, eczema, psoriasis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25023174
What this means for you
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