The Board granted service connection for a bilateral foot disorder, finding that the preexisting condition was aggravated by service. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a genitourinary disorder and left knee disorder were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's preexisting bilateral foot disorder underwent an increase in severity during service, and there is no clear and unmistakable evidence to rebut this presumption of aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- genitourinary disorder, left knee patellofemoral syndrome (left knee disorder), pes planus with bilateral Achilles tendonitis (bilateral foot disorder)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25029797
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 916 · Granted: 40% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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