The Board granted a 10 percent evaluation for service-connected bilateral pes planus and denied a compensable rating for rhinitis, while granting service connection for chronic sinusitis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's chronic sinusitis had its onset in service as evidenced by the March 2022 VA examination and service treatment records. The Board found that the Veteran's bilateral pes planus caused interference with standing, pain, and lack of endurance, warranting a minimum compensable rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, rhinitis, chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25056554
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.
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