The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pre-existing pes planus was aggravated during active service, and the evidence supports that her psychiatric symptoms began during active service due to in-service sexual harassment.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, extensor tendonitis, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depressive disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25048638
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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