The Board granted service connection for depressive disorder, right foot bunion, and left knee strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis.
The deciding factor: The probative medical evidence supports that the Veteran's current depressive disorder and right foot bunion are caused by his service-connected bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, while left knee strain is shown to have had onset in service and has continued since then resulting in the current diagnosed condition.
- Claimed conditions
- depressive disorder, right foot bunion, left knee strain
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105570
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