Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus on an aggravation basis and denied service connection for a back condition and an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left hip and thigh condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's preexisting bilateral pes planus worsened during service, while the evidence did not support that his back condition or left hip and thigh conditions were related to active service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, back condition, left hip and thigh condition (inclusive of degenerative joint disease, limitation of extension of the left thigh, and flexion of the left thigh)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25109586
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